What color is #6C908F?

#6C908F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C908F?

The RGB value is 108, 144, 143: 108 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C908F?

The complementary color is #906C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C908F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C908F color

#6C908F rgb(108, 144, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C908F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.5% green and 56.1% blue (108, 144, 143).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#6C908F color codes

HEX	`#6C908F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 144, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, -12.65, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 13.14, 195.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.114, 25.117, 29.717)`
Decimal	`7114895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C908F, 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 #6C908F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C908F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #6C908F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c908f; }
.text { color: #6c908f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c908f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 144 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c908f, #6c7f90); }

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Questions

What color is #6C908F?: #6C908F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C908F?: The RGB value is 108, 144, 143: 108 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C908F?: The complementary color is #906C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C908F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.