What color is #6FBDAF?

#6FBDAF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FBDAF?

The RGB value is 111, 189, 175: 111 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FBDAF?

The complementary color is #BD6F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FBDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FBDAF color

#6FBDAF rgb(111, 189, 175)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (111, 189, 175).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#6FBDAF color codes

HEX	`#6FBDAF`
RGB	`rgb(111, 189, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 74.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, -27.41, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 27.41, 180.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.488, 42.867, 47.111)`
Decimal	`7323055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FBDAF, 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 #6FBDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FBDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #6FBDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fbdaf; }
.text { color: #6fbdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fbdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 189 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fbdaf, #6fa4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FBDAF?: #6FBDAF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FBDAF?: The RGB value is 111, 189, 175: 111 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FBDAF?: The complementary color is #BD6F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FBDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.