What color is #6FAE96?

#6FAE96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FAE96?

The RGB value is 111, 174, 150: 111 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FAE96?

The complementary color is #AE6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FAE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FAE96 color

#6FAE96 rgb(111, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FAE96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (111, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#6FAE96 color codes

HEX	`#6FAE96`
RGB	`rgb(111, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -25.73, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 26.41, 166.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.195, 35.852, 34.335)`
Decimal	`7319190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FAE96, 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 #6FAE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FAE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #6FAE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fae96; }
.text { color: #6fae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fae96, #6fa7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6FAE96?: #6FAE96 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FAE96?: The RGB value is 111, 174, 150: 111 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FAE96?: The complementary color is #AE6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FAE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.