What color is #6A8E97?

#6A8E97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8E97?

The RGB value is 106, 142, 151: 106 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8E97?

The complementary color is #97736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8E97 color

#6A8E97 rgb(106, 142, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A8E97 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (106, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#6A8E97 color codes

HEX	`#6A8E97`
RGB	`rgb(106, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, -10.24, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 13.53, 220.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.201, 24.644, 32.912)`
Decimal	`6983319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8E97, 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 #6A8E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #6A8E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8e97; }
.text { color: #6a8e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8e97, #6a7797); }

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Questions

What color is #6A8E97?: #6A8E97 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8E97?: The RGB value is 106, 142, 151: 106 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8E97?: The complementary color is #97736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.