What color is #6B949D?

#6B949D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B949D?

The RGB value is 107, 148, 157: 107 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B949D?

The complementary color is #9D746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B949D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B949D color

#6B949D rgb(107, 148, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B949D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 58% green and 61.6% blue (107, 148, 157).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#6B949D color codes

HEX	`#6B949D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 148, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 58%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -11.73, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 14.95, 218.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.737, 26.739, 35.855)`
Decimal	`7050397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B949D, 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 #6B949D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B949D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #6B949D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b949d; }
.text { color: #6b949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b949d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 148 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b949d, #6b7b9d); }

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Questions

What color is #6B949D?: #6B949D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B949D?: The RGB value is 107, 148, 157: 107 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B949D?: The complementary color is #9D746B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B949D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.