What color is #6B9295?

#6B9295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9295?

The RGB value is 107, 146, 149: 107 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9295?

The complementary color is #956E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9295 color

#6B9295 rgb(107, 146, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B9295 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (107, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#6B9295 color codes

HEX	`#6B9295`
RGB	`rgb(107, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, -12.62, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 13.95, 205.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.765, 25.852, 32.271)`
Decimal	`7049877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9295, 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 #6B9295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #6B9295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9295; }
.text { color: #6b9295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9295, #6b7d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6B9295?: #6B9295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9295?: The RGB value is 107, 146, 149: 107 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9295?: The complementary color is #956E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.