What color is #6DA1A2?

#6DA1A2 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 #6DA1A2?

The RGB value is 109, 161, 162: 109 red, 161 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DA1A2?

The complementary color is #A26E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DA1A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DA1A2 color

#6DA1A2 rgb(109, 161, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DA1A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 63.1% green and 63.5% blue (109, 161, 162).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#6DA1A2 color codes

HEX	`#6DA1A2`
RGB	`rgb(109, 161, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 63.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, -16.88, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 17.92, 199.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.571, 31.348, 38.879)`
Decimal	`7184802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DA1A2, 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 #6DA1A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DA1A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #6DA1A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6da1a2; }
.text { color: #6da1a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6da1a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 161 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6da1a2, #6d87a2); }

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Questions

What color is #6DA1A2?: #6DA1A2 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 #6DA1A2?: The RGB value is 109, 161, 162: 109 red, 161 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DA1A2?: The complementary color is #A26E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DA1A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.