What color is #6D9693?

#6D9693 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9693?

The RGB value is 109, 150, 147: 109 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9693?

The complementary color is #966D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9693 color

#6D9693 rgb(109, 150, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D9693 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 58.8% green and 57.6% blue (109, 150, 147).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#6D9693 color codes

HEX	`#6D9693`
RGB	`rgb(109, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -14.64, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 14.93, 191.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.478, 27.169, 31.658)`
Decimal	`7181971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9693, 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 #6D9693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #6D9693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9693; }
.text { color: #6d9693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9693, #6d8596); }

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Questions

What color is #6D9693?: #6D9693 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9693?: The RGB value is 109, 150, 147: 109 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9693?: The complementary color is #966D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.