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#6bc090 color: Young Bamboo

#6bc090 is rgb(107, 192, 144) in RGB and oklch(74.084% 0.10922 157.552) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

74.1%
0.109
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #6bc090

#6bc090 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Young Bamboo (#68be8d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #6bc090 mixed with white

  1. 6bc090
  2. 7bc69b
  3. 8bcda6
  4. 9ad3b1
  5. a9dabc
  6. b8e0c7
  7. c6e6d2
  8. d4ecdd
  9. e3f3e8
  10. f1f9f4

Darker: #6bc090 mixed with black

  1. 6bc090
  2. 5ca77d
  3. 4e8e6a
  4. 3f7657
  5. 325f45
  6. 254934
  7. 183424
  8. 0d2015
  9. 040e07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #6bc090 with less saturation

  1. 6bc090
  2. 73be93
  3. 7bbc96
  4. 82ba98
  5. 89b89b
  6. 8fb69e
  7. 95b4a0
  8. 9bb2a3
  9. a0afa6
  10. a6ada8

Questions about #6bc090

What color is #6bc090?

#6bc090 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Young Bamboo. In RGB it is rgb(107, 192, 144), in HSL hsl(146.12, 40.28%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.084% 0.10922 157.552).

What colors go well with #6bc090?

The complementary color of #6bc090 is #d890c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #98b86b and #45c1b7. The triadic partners are #9aa4f0 and #e79279.

Is white or black text more readable on #6bc090?

Black text reads better on #6bc090: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6bc090 a warm or cool color?

#6bc090 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.109.