What color is #6D9CAA?

#6D9CAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9CAA?

The RGB value is 109, 156, 170: 109 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9CAA?

The complementary color is #AA7B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9CAA color

#6D9CAA rgb(109, 156, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D9CAA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (109, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#6D9CAA color codes

HEX	`#6D9CAA`
RGB	`rgb(109, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -12.19, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 17.34, 225.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.448, 29.929, 42.458)`
Decimal	`7183530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9CAA, 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 #6D9CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #6D9CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9caa; }
.text { color: #6d9caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9caa, #6d7eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6D9CAA?: #6D9CAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9CAA?: The RGB value is 109, 156, 170: 109 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9CAA?: The complementary color is #AA7B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.