What color is #6D9AA5?

#6D9AA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9AA5?

The RGB value is 109, 154, 165: 109 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9AA5?

The complementary color is #A5786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9AA5 color

#6D9AA5 rgb(109, 154, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D9AA5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (109, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#6D9AA5 color codes

HEX	`#6D9AA5`
RGB	`rgb(109, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, -12.39, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 16.32, 220.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.652, 29.078, 39.904)`
Decimal	`7183013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9AA5, 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 #6D9AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #6D9AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9aa5; }
.text { color: #6d9aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9aa5, #6d7ea5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D9AA5?: #6D9AA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9AA5?: The RGB value is 109, 154, 165: 109 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9AA5?: The complementary color is #A5786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.