What color is #6B8F8E?

#6B8F8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8F8E?

The RGB value is 107, 143, 142: 107 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8F8E?

The complementary color is #8F6B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8F8E color

#6B8F8E rgb(107, 143, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B8F8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.1% green and 55.7% blue (107, 143, 142).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#6B8F8E color codes

HEX	`#6B8F8E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 143, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, -12.66, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 13.15, 195.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.767, 24.723, 29.264)`
Decimal	`7049102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8F8E, 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 #6B8F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #6B8F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8f8e; }
.text { color: #6b8f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 143 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8f8e, #6b7e8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8F8E?: #6B8F8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8F8E?: The RGB value is 107, 143, 142: 107 red, 143 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8F8E?: The complementary color is #8F6B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.