What color is #6AACA9?

#6AACA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AACA9?

The RGB value is 106, 172, 169: 106 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AACA9?

The complementary color is #AC6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AACA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AACA9 color

#6AACA9 rgb(106, 172, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6AACA9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 67.5% green and 66.3% blue (106, 172, 169).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#6AACA9 color codes

HEX	`#6AACA9`
RGB	`rgb(106, 172, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 67.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, -21.69, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 22.28, 193.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.855, 35.432, 42.9)`
Decimal	`6991017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AACA9, 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 #6AACA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AACA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #6AACA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aaca9; }
.text { color: #6aaca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aaca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 172 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aaca9, #6a8eac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6AACA9?: #6AACA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AACA9?: The RGB value is 106, 172, 169: 106 red, 172 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AACA9?: The complementary color is #AC6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AACA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.