What color is #6FC1B8?

#6FC1B8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FC1B8?

The RGB value is 111, 193, 184: 111 red, 193 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FC1B8?

The complementary color is #C16F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FC1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FC1B8 color

#6FC1B8 rgb(111, 193, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FC1B8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 75.7% green and 72.2% blue (111, 193, 184).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#6FC1B8 color codes

HEX	`#6FC1B8`
RGB	`rgb(111, 193, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 75.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -27.2, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 27.4, 186.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.274, 44.978, 52.214)`
Decimal	`7324088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FC1B8, 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 #6FC1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FC1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #6FC1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fc1b8; }
.text { color: #6fc1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fc1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 193 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fc1b8, #6fa1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #6FC1B8?: #6FC1B8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FC1B8?: The RGB value is 111, 193, 184: 111 red, 193 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FC1B8?: The complementary color is #C16F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FC1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.