What color is #6C9B99?

#6C9B99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9B99?

The RGB value is 108, 155, 153: 108 red, 155 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9B99?

The complementary color is #9B6C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9B99 color

#6C9B99 rgb(108, 155, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C9B99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 60.8% green and 60% blue (108, 155, 153).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#6C9B99 color codes

HEX	`#6C9B99`
RGB	`rgb(108, 155, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 60.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -16.19, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 16.68, 193.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.654, 28.929, 34.468)`
Decimal	`7117721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9B99, 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 #6C9B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #6C9B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9b99; }
.text { color: #6c9b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 155 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9b99, #6c859b); }

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Questions

What color is #6C9B99?: #6C9B99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9B99?: The RGB value is 108, 155, 153: 108 red, 155 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9B99?: The complementary color is #9B6C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.