What color is #6EB7AC?

#6EB7AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EB7AC?

The RGB value is 110, 183, 172: 110 red, 183 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EB7AC?

The complementary color is #B76E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EB7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EB7AC color

#6EB7AC rgb(110, 183, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EB7AC is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 71.8% green and 67.5% blue (110, 183, 172).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#6EB7AC color codes

HEX	`#6EB7AC`
RGB	`rgb(110, 183, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 71.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.58, -25.43, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.58, 25.48, 183.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.807, 40.158, 45.15)`
Decimal	`7255980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EB7AC, 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 #6EB7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EB7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #6EB7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eb7ac; }
.text { color: #6eb7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eb7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 183 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eb7ac, #6e9db7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6EB7AC?: #6EB7AC is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EB7AC?: The RGB value is 110, 183, 172: 110 red, 183 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EB7AC?: The complementary color is #B76E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EB7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.