What color is #6FAE9E?

#6FAE9E 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 #6FAE9E?

The RGB value is 111, 174, 158: 111 red, 174 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FAE9E?

The complementary color is #AE6F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FAE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FAE9E color

#6FAE9E rgb(111, 174, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FAE9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 68.2% green and 62% blue (111, 174, 158).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#6FAE9E color codes

HEX	`#6FAE9E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 174, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 68.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.61, -23.94, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.61, 24.01, 175.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.861, 36.119, 37.845)`
Decimal	`7319198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FAE9E, 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 #6FAE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FAE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #6FAE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fae9e; }
.text { color: #6fae9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fae9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 174 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fae9e, #6f9eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FAE9E?: #6FAE9E 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 #6FAE9E?: The RGB value is 111, 174, 158: 111 red, 174 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FAE9E?: The complementary color is #AE6F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FAE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.