What color is #6FA19C?

#6FA19C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA19C?

The RGB value is 111, 161, 156: 111 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA19C?

The complementary color is #A16F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA19C color

#6FA19C rgb(111, 161, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FA19C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (111, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#6FA19C color codes

HEX	`#6FA19C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -17.74, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 17.95, 188.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.299, 31.268, 36.148)`
Decimal	`7315868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA19C, 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 #6FA19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #6FA19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa19c; }
.text { color: #6fa19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa19c, #6f8da1); }

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Questions

What color is #6FA19C?: #6FA19C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA19C?: The RGB value is 111, 161, 156: 111 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA19C?: The complementary color is #A16F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.