What color is #6A9596?

#6A9596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9596?

The RGB value is 106, 149, 150: 106 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9596?

The complementary color is #966B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9596 color

#6A9596 rgb(106, 149, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9596 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (106, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#6A9596 color codes

HEX	`#6A9596`
RGB	`rgb(106, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 1%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, -14.31, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 15.24, 200.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.195, 26.76, 32.844)`
Decimal	`6985110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9596, 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 #6A9596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #6A9596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9596; }
.text { color: #6a9596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9596, #6a7f96); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9596?: #6A9596 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9596?: The RGB value is 106, 149, 150: 106 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9596?: The complementary color is #966B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.