What color is #6A9290?

#6A9290 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9290?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 144: 106 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9290?

The complementary color is #926A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9290 color

#6A9290 rgb(106, 146, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9290 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (106, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#6A9290 color codes

HEX	`#6A9290`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, -14.13, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 14.53, 193.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.255, 25.635, 30.208)`
Decimal	`6984336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9290, 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 #6A9290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #6A9290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9290; }
.text { color: #6a9290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9290, #6a8092); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9290?: #6A9290 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9290?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 144: 106 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9290?: The complementary color is #926A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.