What color is #6EAAA1?

#6EAAA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EAAA1?

The RGB value is 110, 170, 161: 110 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EAAA1?

The complementary color is #AA6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EAAA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EAAA1 color

#6EAAA1 rgb(110, 170, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EAAA1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 66.7% green and 63.1% blue (110, 170, 161).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#6EAAA1 color codes

HEX	`#6EAAA1`
RGB	`rgb(110, 170, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 66.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -21.5, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 21.56, 184.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.236, 34.636, 38.962)`
Decimal	`7252641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EAAA1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6EAAA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EAAA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6EAAA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eaaa1; }
.text { color: #6eaaa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eaaa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 170 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eaaa1, #6e95aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6EAAA1?: #6EAAA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EAAA1?: The RGB value is 110, 170, 161: 110 red, 170 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EAAA1?: The complementary color is #AA6E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EAAA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.