What color is #6B9DA1?

#6B9DA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9DA1?

The RGB value is 107, 157, 161: 107 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9DA1?

The complementary color is #A16F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9DA1 color

#6B9DA1 rgb(107, 157, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B9DA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.6% green and 63.1% blue (107, 157, 161).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#6B9DA1 color codes

HEX	`#6B9DA1`
RGB	`rgb(107, 157, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.49, -15.58, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.49, 17.26, 205.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.551, 29.812, 38.172)`
Decimal	`7052705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9DA1, 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 #6B9DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #6B9DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9da1; }
.text { color: #6b9da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 157 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9da1, #6b82a1); }

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Questions

What color is #6B9DA1?: #6B9DA1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9DA1?: The RGB value is 107, 157, 161: 107 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9DA1?: The complementary color is #A16F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.