What color is #6BB0C5?

#6BB0C5 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 #6BB0C5?

The RGB value is 107, 176, 197: 107 red, 176 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BB0C5?

The complementary color is #C5806B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BB0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BB0C5 color

#6BB0C5 rgb(107, 176, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BB0C5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 69% green and 77.3% blue (107, 176, 197).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 44% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#6BB0C5 color codes

HEX	`#6BB0C5`
RGB	`rgb(107, 176, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 69%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 44%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 46%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 11%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, -16.2, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 23.83, 227.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.663, 38.205, 58.518)`
Decimal	`7057605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BB0C5, 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 #6BB0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BB0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #6BB0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bb0c5; }
.text { color: #6bb0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bb0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 176 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bb0c5, #6b83c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #6BB0C5?: #6BB0C5 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 #6BB0C5?: The RGB value is 107, 176, 197: 107 red, 176 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BB0C5?: The complementary color is #C5806B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BB0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.