What color is #6A8E8A?

#6A8E8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8E8A?

The RGB value is 106, 142, 138: 106 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8E8A?

The complementary color is #8E6A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8E8A color

#6A8E8A rgb(106, 142, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A8E8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 55.7% green and 54.1% blue (106, 142, 138).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#6A8E8A color codes

HEX	`#6A8E8A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 142, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 55.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, -13.38, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 13.52, 188.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.203, 24.244, 27.655)`
Decimal	`6983306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8E8A, 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 #6A8E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #6A8E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8e8a; }
.text { color: #6a8e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 142 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8e8a, #6a808e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A8E8A?: #6A8E8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8E8A?: The RGB value is 106, 142, 138: 106 red, 142 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8E8A?: The complementary color is #8E6A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.