What color is #6CAEAA?

#6CAEAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CAEAA?

The RGB value is 108, 174, 170: 108 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CAEAA?

The complementary color is #AE6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CAEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CAEAA color

#6CAEAA rgb(108, 174, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CAEAA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (108, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#6CAEAA color codes

HEX	`#6CAEAA`
RGB	`rgb(108, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -21.92, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 22.4, 191.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.573, 36.361, 43.535)`
Decimal	`7122602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CAEAA, 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 #6CAEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CAEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #6CAEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6caeaa; }
.text { color: #6caeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6caeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6caeaa, #6c91ae); }

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Questions

What color is #6CAEAA?: #6CAEAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CAEAA?: The RGB value is 108, 174, 170: 108 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CAEAA?: The complementary color is #AE6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CAEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.