What color is #6499A1?

#6499A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6499A1?

The RGB value is 100, 153, 161: 100 red, 153 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6499A1?

The complementary color is #A16C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6499A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6499A1 color

#6499A1 rgb(100, 153, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6499A1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 60% green and 63.1% blue (100, 153, 161).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6499A1 color codes

HEX	`#6499A1`
RGB	`rgb(100, 153, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 60%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 5%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -15.43, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 18.26, 212.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.078, 28.064, 37.912)`
Decimal	`6592929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6499A1, 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 #6499A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6499A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #6499A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6499a1; }
.text { color: #6499a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6499a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 153 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6499a1, #647ba1); }

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Questions

What color is #6499A1?: #6499A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6499A1?: The RGB value is 100, 153, 161: 100 red, 153 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6499A1?: The complementary color is #A16C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6499A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.