What color is #6DBAC0?

#6DBAC0 is a desaturated cyan known as Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Castaway?

The RGB value is 109, 186, 192: 109 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Castaway?

The complementary color is #C0736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DBAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Castaway color: hex code #6DBAC0

#6DBAC0 rgb(109, 186, 192)

Shades of teal

Castaway has the hex code #6DBAC0. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (109, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 40% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

Castaway (#6DBAC0) color codes

HEX	`#6DBAC0`
RGB	`rgb(109, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 40%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, -22.2, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 24.55, 205.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.376, 42.172, 56.24)`
Decimal	`7191232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Castaway, 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 #6DBAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DBAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #6DBAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6dbac0; }
.text { color: #6dbac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6dbac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6dbac0, #6d90c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

See #6DBAC0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6DBAC0?: #6DBAC0 is a desaturated cyan known as Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Castaway?: The RGB value is 109, 186, 192: 109 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Castaway?: The complementary color is #C0736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DBAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.