What color is #6EBE9B?

#6EBE9B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EBE9B?

The RGB value is 110, 190, 155: 110 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EBE9B?

The complementary color is #BE6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EBE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EBE9B color

#6EBE9B rgb(110, 190, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #6EBE9B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 74.5% green and 60.8% blue (110, 190, 155).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#6EBE9B color codes

HEX	`#6EBE9B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 190, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 74.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -32.67, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 34.19, 162.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.758, 42.506, 37.588)`
Decimal	`7257755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EBE9B, 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 #6EBE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EBE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #6EBE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ebe9b; }
.text { color: #6ebe9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ebe9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 190 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ebe9b, #6eb9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #6EBE9B?: #6EBE9B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EBE9B?: The RGB value is 110, 190, 155: 110 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EBE9B?: The complementary color is #BE6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EBE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.