What color is #6B9AA0?

#6B9AA0 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 #6B9AA0?

The RGB value is 107, 154, 160: 107 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9AA0?

The complementary color is #A0716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9AA0 color

#6B9AA0 rgb(107, 154, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B9AA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 60.4% green and 62.7% blue (107, 154, 160).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#6B9AA0 color codes

HEX	`#6B9AA0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 154, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 60.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, -14.23, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 16.43, 209.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.962, 28.774, 37.542)`
Decimal	`7051936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9AA0, 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 #6B9AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #6B9AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9aa0; }
.text { color: #6b9aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 154 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9aa0, #6b7fa0); }

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Questions

What color is #6B9AA0?: #6B9AA0 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 #6B9AA0?: The RGB value is 107, 154, 160: 107 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9AA0?: The complementary color is #A0716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.