What color is #6D9794?

#6D9794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9794?

The RGB value is 109, 151, 148: 109 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9794?

The complementary color is #976D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9794 color

#6D9794 rgb(109, 151, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D9794 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (109, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#6D9794 color codes

HEX	`#6D9794`
RGB	`rgb(109, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, -14.94, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 15.25, 191.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.717, 27.521, 32.126)`
Decimal	`7182228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9794, 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 #6D9794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #6D9794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9794; }
.text { color: #6d9794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9794, #6d8597); }

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Questions

What color is #6D9794?: #6D9794 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9794?: The RGB value is 109, 151, 148: 109 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9794?: The complementary color is #976D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.