What color is #6D9292?

#6D9292 is a grayish cyan known as Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Juniper?

The RGB value is 109, 146, 146: 109 red, 146 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Juniper?

The complementary color is #926D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Juniper color: hex code #6D9292

#6D9292 rgb(109, 146, 146)

Shades of teal

Juniper has the hex code #6D9292. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 57.3% green and 57.3% blue (109, 146, 146).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

Juniper (#6D9292) color codes

HEX	`#6D9292`
RGB	`rgb(109, 146, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 57.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -12.72, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 13.38, 198.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.772, 25.883, 31.037)`
Decimal	`7180946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Juniper, 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 #6D9292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	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 #6D9292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9292; }
.text { color: #6d9292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 146 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9292, #6d8092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6D9292 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6D9292?: #6D9292 is a grayish cyan known as Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Juniper?: The RGB value is 109, 146, 146: 109 red, 146 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Juniper?: The complementary color is #926D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.