What color is #6D979C?

#6D979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D979C?

The RGB value is 109, 151, 156: 109 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D979C?

The complementary color is #9C726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D979C color

#6D979C rgb(109, 151, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D979C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (109, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#6D979C color codes

HEX	`#6D979C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -13.01, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 14.9, 209.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.372, 27.784, 35.577)`
Decimal	`7182236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D979C, 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 #6D979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #6D979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d979c; }
.text { color: #6d979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d979c, #6d809c); }

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Questions

What color is #6D979C?: #6D979C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D979C?: The RGB value is 109, 151, 156: 109 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D979C?: The complementary color is #9C726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.