What color is #6B96A2?

#6B96A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B96A2?

The RGB value is 107, 150, 162: 107 red, 150 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B96A2?

The complementary color is #A2776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B96A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B96A2 color

#6B96A2 rgb(107, 150, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B96A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 58.8% green and 63.5% blue (107, 150, 162).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#6B96A2 color codes

HEX	`#6B96A2`
RGB	`rgb(107, 150, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 58.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.48, -11.56, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.48, 15.95, 223.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.489, 27.546, 38.255)`
Decimal	`7050914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B96A2, 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 #6B96A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B96A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #6B96A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b96a2; }
.text { color: #6b96a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b96a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 150 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b96a2, #6b7ba2); }

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Questions

What color is #6B96A2?: #6B96A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B96A2?: The RGB value is 107, 150, 162: 107 red, 150 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B96A2?: The complementary color is #A2776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B96A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.