What color is #6BAFBB?

#6BAFBB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BAFBB?

The RGB value is 107, 175, 187: 107 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BAFBB?

The complementary color is #BB776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BAFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BAFBB color

#6BAFBB rgb(107, 175, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BAFBB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (107, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Finnish Fiord (#5DB0BE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#6BAFBB color codes

HEX	`#6BAFBB`
RGB	`rgb(107, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -18.36, -12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 22.43, 215.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.36, 37.371, 52.618)`
Decimal	`7057339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BAFBB, 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 #6BAFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BAFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #6BAFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bafbb; }
.text { color: #6bafbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bafbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bafbb, #6b87bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6BAFBB?: #6BAFBB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Finnish Fiord. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BAFBB?: The RGB value is 107, 175, 187: 107 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BAFBB?: The complementary color is #BB776B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BAFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.