What color is #6A9C9D?

#6A9C9D 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 #6A9C9D?

The RGB value is 106, 156, 157: 106 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9C9D?

The complementary color is #9D6B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9C9D color

#6A9C9D rgb(106, 156, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9C9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 61.2% green and 61.6% blue (106, 156, 157).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#6A9C9D color codes

HEX	`#6A9C9D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 156, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 61.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, -16.33, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 17.35, 199.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.916, 29.274, 36.282)`
Decimal	`6986909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9C9D, 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 #6A9C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #6A9C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9c9d; }
.text { color: #6a9c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 156 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9c9d, #6a829d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A9C9D?: #6A9C9D 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 #6A9C9D?: The RGB value is 106, 156, 157: 106 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9C9D?: The complementary color is #9D6B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.