What color is #6B9191?

#6B9191 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9191?

The RGB value is 107, 145, 145: 107 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9191?

The complementary color is #916B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9191 color

#6B9191 rgb(107, 145, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B9191 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.9% green and 56.9% blue (107, 145, 145).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6B9191 color codes

HEX	`#6B9191`
RGB	`rgb(107, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -13.04, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 13.72, 198.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.298, 25.42, 30.567)`
Decimal	`7049617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9191, 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 #6B9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #6B9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9191; }
.text { color: #6b9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9191, #6b7e91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B9191?: #6B9191 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9191?: The RGB value is 107, 145, 145: 107 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9191?: The complementary color is #916B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.