What color is #6A9EA4?

#6A9EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9EA4?

The RGB value is 106, 158, 164: 106 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9EA4?

The complementary color is #A4706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9EA4 color

#6A9EA4 rgb(106, 158, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9EA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 62% green and 64.3% blue (106, 158, 164).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#6A9EA4 color codes

HEX	`#6A9EA4`
RGB	`rgb(106, 158, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 62%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 35%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -15.65, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 17.86, 208.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.869, 30.197, 39.633)`
Decimal	`6987428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9EA4, 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 #6A9EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6A9EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6A9EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9ea4; }
.text { color: #6a9ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 158 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9ea4, #6a81a4); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9EA4?: #6A9EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9EA4?: The RGB value is 106, 158, 164: 106 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9EA4?: The complementary color is #A4706A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.