What color is #6A938E?

#6A938E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A938E?

The RGB value is 106, 147, 142: 106 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A938E?

The complementary color is #936A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A938E color

#6A938E rgb(106, 147, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A938E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (106, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#6A938E color codes

HEX	`#6A938E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -15.14, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 15.26, 187.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.258, 25.884, 29.462)`
Decimal	`6984590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A938E, 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 #6A938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #6A938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a938e; }
.text { color: #6a938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a938e, #6a8393); }

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Questions

What color is #6A938E?: #6A938E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A938E?: The RGB value is 106, 147, 142: 106 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A938E?: The complementary color is #936A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.