What color is #6DEAE1?

#6DEAE1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DEAE1?

The RGB value is 109, 234, 225: 109 red, 234 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DEAE1?

The complementary color is #EA6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DEAE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DEAE1 color

#6DEAE1 rgb(109, 234, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DEAE1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 91.8% green and 88.2% blue (109, 234, 225).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 75% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#6DEAE1 color codes

HEX	`#6DEAE1`
RGB	`rgb(109, 234, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 91.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 75%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 53%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.77, -36.89, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.77, 37.41, 189.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.314, 67.528, 81.655)`
Decimal	`7203553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DEAE1, 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 #6DEAE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DEAE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #6DEAE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6deae1; }
.text { color: #6deae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6deae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 234 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6deae1, #6db4ea); }

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Questions

What color is #6DEAE1?: #6DEAE1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DEAE1?: The RGB value is 109, 234, 225: 109 red, 234 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DEAE1?: The complementary color is #EA6D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DEAE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.