What color is #6DA0A5?

#6DA0A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DA0A5?

The RGB value is 109, 160, 165: 109 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA0A5?

The complementary color is #A5726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA0A5 color

#6DA0A5 rgb(109, 160, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DA0A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 62.7% green and 64.7% blue (109, 160, 165).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#6DA0A5 color codes

HEX	`#6DA0A5`
RGB	`rgb(109, 160, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 62.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, -15.61, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 17.54, 207.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.667, 31.108, 40.242)`
Decimal	`7184549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA0A5, 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 #6DA0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6DA0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da0a5; }
.text { color: #6da0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 160 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da0a5, #6d84a5); }

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Questions

What color is #6DA0A5?: #6DA0A5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DA0A5?: The RGB value is 109, 160, 165: 109 red, 160 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA0A5?: The complementary color is #A5726D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.