What color is #6A9BA5?

#6A9BA5 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 #6A9BA5?

The RGB value is 106, 155, 165: 106 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9BA5?

The complementary color is #A5746A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9BA5 color

#6A9BA5 rgb(106, 155, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9BA5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 60.8% green and 64.7% blue (106, 155, 165).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#6A9BA5 color codes

HEX	`#6A9BA5`
RGB	`rgb(106, 155, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 60.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -13.79, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 17.3, 217.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.454, 29.222, 39.942)`
Decimal	`6986661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9BA5, 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 #6A9BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #6A9BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9ba5; }
.text { color: #6a9ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 155 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9ba5, #6a7ea5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A9BA5?: #6A9BA5 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 #6A9BA5?: The RGB value is 106, 155, 165: 106 red, 155 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9BA5?: The complementary color is #A5746A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.