What color is #6CA6A0?

#6CA6A0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CA6A0?

The RGB value is 108, 166, 160: 108 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CA6A0?

The complementary color is #A66C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CA6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CA6A0 color

#6CA6A0 rgb(108, 166, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CA6A0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 65.1% green and 62.7% blue (108, 166, 160).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#6CA6A0 color codes

HEX	`#6CA6A0`
RGB	`rgb(108, 166, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 65.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, -20.26, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 20.46, 188.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.163, 32.997, 38.241)`
Decimal	`7120544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CA6A0, 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 #6CA6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CA6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #6CA6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ca6a0; }
.text { color: #6ca6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ca6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 166 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ca6a0, #6c8fa6); }

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Questions

What color is #6CA6A0?: #6CA6A0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CA6A0?: The RGB value is 108, 166, 160: 108 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CA6A0?: The complementary color is #A66C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CA6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.