What color is #6E9299?

#6E9299 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9299?

The RGB value is 110, 146, 153: 110 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9299?

The complementary color is #99756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9299 color

#6E9299 rgb(110, 146, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6E9299 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (110, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#6E9299 color codes

HEX	`#6E9299`
RGB	`rgb(110, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.2, -10.72, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.2, 13.23, 215.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.457, 26.172, 33.999)`
Decimal	`7246489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9299, 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 #6E9299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #6E9299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9299; }
.text { color: #6e9299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9299, #6e7c99); }

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Questions

What color is #6E9299?: #6E9299 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9299?: The RGB value is 110, 146, 153: 110 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9299?: The complementary color is #99756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.