What color is #6BAEBE?

#6BAEBE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAEBE?

The RGB value is 107, 174, 190: 107 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAEBE?

The complementary color is #BE7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAEBE color

#6BAEBE rgb(107, 174, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BAEBE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (107, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#6BAEBE color codes

HEX	`#6BAEBE`
RGB	`rgb(107, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 44%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, -17.04, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 22.6, 221.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.49, 37.113, 54.262)`
Decimal	`7057086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAEBE, 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 #6BAEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6BAEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6baebe; }
.text { color: #6baebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6baebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6baebe, #6b84be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6BAEBE?: #6BAEBE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAEBE?: The RGB value is 107, 174, 190: 107 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAEBE?: The complementary color is #BE7B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.