What color is #6C969A?

#6C969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C969A?

The RGB value is 108, 150, 154: 108 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C969A?

The complementary color is #9A706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C969A color

#6C969A rgb(108, 150, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C969A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (108, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#6C969A color codes

HEX	`#6C969A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, -13.26, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 14.87, 206.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.922, 27.333, 34.634)`
Decimal	`7116442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C969A, 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 #6C969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #6C969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c969a; }
.text { color: #6c969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c969a, #6c7f9a); }

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Questions

What color is #6C969A?: #6C969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C969A?: The RGB value is 108, 150, 154: 108 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C969A?: The complementary color is #9A706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.