What color is #6EBC9F?

#6EBC9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EBC9F?

The RGB value is 110, 188, 159: 110 red, 188 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EBC9F?

The complementary color is #BC6E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EBC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EBC9F color

#6EBC9F rgb(110, 188, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EBC9F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 73.7% green and 62.4% blue (110, 188, 159).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#6EBC9F color codes

HEX	`#6EBC9F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 188, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 73.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, -30.85, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 31.68, 166.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.669, 41.783, 39.243)`
Decimal	`7257247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EBC9F, 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 #6EBC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EBC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #6EBC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ebc9f; }
.text { color: #6ebc9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ebc9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 188 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ebc9f, #6eb2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #6EBC9F?: #6EBC9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EBC9F?: The RGB value is 110, 188, 159: 110 red, 188 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EBC9F?: The complementary color is #BC6E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EBC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.