What color is #6D9B9C?

#6D9B9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9B9C?

The RGB value is 109, 155, 156: 109 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9B9C?

The complementary color is #9C6E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9B9C?

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.

#6D9B9C color

#6D9B9C rgb(109, 155, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D9B9C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 60.8% green and 61.2% blue (109, 155, 156).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6D9B9C color codes

HEX	`#6D9B9C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 155, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 60.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -15.16, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 16.13, 199.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.027, 29.093, 35.796)`
Decimal	`7183260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9B9C, 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 #6D9B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9B9C 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 #6D9B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9b9c; }
.text { color: #6d9b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 155 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9b9c, #6d849c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D9B9C?: #6D9B9C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9B9C?: The RGB value is 109, 155, 156: 109 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9B9C?: The complementary color is #9C6E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9B9C?: 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.