What color is #6C9DA9?

#6C9DA9 is a desaturated cyan known as Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tranquili Teal?

The RGB value is 108, 157, 169: 108 red, 157 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tranquili Teal?

The complementary color is #A9786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tranquili Teal color: hex code #6C9DA9

#6C9DA9 rgb(108, 157, 169)

Shades of teal

Tranquili Teal has the hex code #6C9DA9. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 61.6% green and 66.3% blue (108, 157, 169).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9) color codes

HEX	`#6C9DA9`
RGB	`rgb(108, 157, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 61.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -13.27, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 17.54, 220.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.4, 30.165, 42.012)`
Decimal	`7118249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tranquili Teal, 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 #6C9DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6C9DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #6C9DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9da9; }
.text { color: #6c9da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 157 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9da9, #6c7ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #6C9DA9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6C9DA9?: #6C9DA9 is a desaturated cyan known as Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tranquili Teal?: The RGB value is 108, 157, 169: 108 red, 157 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tranquili Teal?: The complementary color is #A9786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.