What color is #6C9C9A?

#6C9C9A 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 #6C9C9A?

The RGB value is 108, 156, 154: 108 red, 156 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9C9A?

The complementary color is #9C6C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9C9A color

#6C9C9A rgb(108, 156, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C9C9A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 61.2% green and 60.4% blue (108, 156, 154).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#6C9C9A color codes

HEX	`#6C9C9A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 156, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 61.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.04, -16.48, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.04, 16.98, 194.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.904, 29.297, 34.961)`
Decimal	`7117978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9C9A, 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 #6C9C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #6C9C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9c9a; }
.text { color: #6c9c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 156 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9c9a, #6c869c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C9C9A?: #6C9C9A 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 #6C9C9A?: The RGB value is 108, 156, 154: 108 red, 156 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9C9A?: The complementary color is #9C6C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.