What color is #6A9A93?

#6A9A93 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 #6A9A93?

The RGB value is 106, 154, 147: 106 red, 154 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9A93?

The complementary color is #9A6A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9A93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9A93 color

#6A9A93 rgb(106, 154, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9A93 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 60.4% green and 57.6% blue (106, 154, 147).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#6A9A93 color codes

HEX	`#6A9A93`
RGB	`rgb(106, 154, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 60.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -17.69, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 17.75, 184.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.764, 28.281, 31.857)`
Decimal	`6986387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9A93, 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 #6A9A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #6A9A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9a93; }
.text { color: #6a9a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 154 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9a93, #6a899a); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9A93?: #6A9A93 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 #6A9A93?: The RGB value is 106, 154, 147: 106 red, 154 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9A93?: The complementary color is #9A6A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9A93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.