What color is #6A9F9F?

#6A9F9F 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 #6A9F9F?

The RGB value is 106, 159, 159: 106 red, 159 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9F9F?

The complementary color is #9F6A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9F9F color

#6A9F9F rgb(106, 159, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6A9F9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 62.4% green and 62.4% blue (106, 159, 159).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#6A9F9F color codes

HEX	`#6A9F9F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 159, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 62.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -17.43, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 18.3, 197.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.598, 30.362, 37.359)`
Decimal	`6987679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9F9F, 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 #6A9F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6A9F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #6A9F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9f9f; }
.text { color: #6a9f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 159 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9f9f, #6a859f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A9F9F?: #6A9F9F 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 #6A9F9F?: The RGB value is 106, 159, 159: 106 red, 159 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9F9F?: The complementary color is #9F6A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.