What color is #6A9B98?

#6A9B98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9B98?

The RGB value is 106, 155, 152: 106 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9B98?

The complementary color is #9B6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9B98 color

#6A9B98 rgb(106, 155, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9B98 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 60.8% green and 59.6% blue (106, 155, 152).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6A9B98 color codes

HEX	`#6A9B98`
RGB	`rgb(106, 155, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 60.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, -17.02, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 17.42, 192.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.331, 28.773, 34.024)`
Decimal	`6986648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9B98, 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 #6A9B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #6A9B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9b98; }
.text { color: #6a9b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 155 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9b98, #6a859b); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9B98?: #6A9B98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9B98?: The RGB value is 106, 155, 152: 106 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9B98?: The complementary color is #9B6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.