What color is #6A8E92?

#6A8E92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8E92?

The RGB value is 106, 142, 146: 106 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8E92?

The complementary color is #926E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8E92 color

#6A8E92 rgb(106, 142, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A8E92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 55.7% green and 57.3% blue (106, 142, 146).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% 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 5.9:1).

#6A8E92 color codes

HEX	`#6A8E92`
RGB	`rgb(106, 142, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 55.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -11.47, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 13.04, 208.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.804, 24.485, 30.818)`
Decimal	`6983314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8E92, 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 #6A8E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #6A8E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8e92; }
.text { color: #6a8e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 142 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8e92, #6a7a92); }

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Questions

What color is #6A8E92?: #6A8E92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8E92?: The RGB value is 106, 142, 146: 106 red, 142 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8E92?: The complementary color is #926E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.