What color is #6E9297?

#6E9297 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9297?

The RGB value is 110, 146, 151: 110 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9297?

The complementary color is #97736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9297 color

#6E9297 rgb(110, 146, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6E9297 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (110, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#6E9297 color codes

HEX	`#6E9297`
RGB	`rgb(110, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -11.2, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 13.06, 210.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.293, 26.106, 33.136)`
Decimal	`7246487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9297, 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 #6E9297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #6E9297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9297; }
.text { color: #6e9297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9297, #6e7e97); }

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Questions

What color is #6E9297?: #6E9297 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9297?: The RGB value is 110, 146, 151: 110 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9297?: The complementary color is #97736E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.