What color is #6A9490?

#6A9490 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 #6A9490?

The RGB value is 106, 148, 144: 106 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9490?

The complementary color is #946A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9490 color

#6A9490 rgb(106, 148, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9490 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (106, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% 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 6.25:1).

#6A9490 color codes

HEX	`#6A9490`
RGB	`rgb(106, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, -15.21, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 15.42, 189.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.566, 26.257, 30.312)`
Decimal	`6984848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9490, 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 #6A9490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #6A9490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9490; }
.text { color: #6a9490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9490, #6a8394); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9490?: #6A9490 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 #6A9490?: The RGB value is 106, 148, 144: 106 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9490?: The complementary color is #946A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.