What color is #6BAFAD?

#6BAFAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAFAD?

The RGB value is 107, 175, 173: 107 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAFAD?

The complementary color is #AF6B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAFAD color

#6BAFAD rgb(107, 175, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BAFAD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (107, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#6BAFAD color codes

HEX	`#6BAFAD`
RGB	`rgb(107, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.13, -21.96, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.13, 22.7, 194.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.933, 36.801, 45.106)`
Decimal	`7057325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAFAD, 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 #6BAFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #6BAFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bafad; }
.text { color: #6bafad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bafad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bafad, #6b8faf); }

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Questions

What color is #6BAFAD?: #6BAFAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAFAD?: The RGB value is 107, 175, 173: 107 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAFAD?: The complementary color is #AF6B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.