Close to Medium Aquamarine
#6BB899
#6BB899 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 72.2% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 156°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6BB899.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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8.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6BB899 as they’d see it.
#6BB899 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6BB899
What color is #6BB899?
#6BB899 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 72.2% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 156°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6BB899 in RGB?
#6BB899 is rgb(107, 184, 153): 107 red, 184 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6BB899 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 0, 17, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6BB899?
PANTONE 338 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6BB899?
Its complement #DE94B0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.