What color is #6A969F?

#6A969F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A969F?

The RGB value is 106, 150, 159: 106 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A969F?

The complementary color is #9F736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A969F color

#6A969F rgb(106, 150, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A969F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (106, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#6A969F color codes

HEX	`#6A969F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, -12.61, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 15.8, 217.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.106, 27.379, 36.861)`
Decimal	`6985375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A969F, 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 #6A969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #6A969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a969f; }
.text { color: #6a969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a969f, #6a7b9f); }

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Questions

What color is #6A969F?: #6A969F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A969F?: The RGB value is 106, 150, 159: 106 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A969F?: The complementary color is #9F736A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.