What color is #6E9498?

#6E9498 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9498?

The RGB value is 110, 148, 152: 110 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9498?

The complementary color is #98726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9498 color

#6E9498 rgb(110, 148, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6E9498 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (110, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#6E9498 color codes

HEX	`#6E9498`
RGB	`rgb(110, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, -12.05, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 13.63, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.686, 26.761, 33.67)`
Decimal	`7247000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9498, 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 #6E9498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #6E9498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9498; }
.text { color: #6e9498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9498, #6e7f98); }

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Questions

What color is #6E9498?: #6E9498 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9498?: The RGB value is 110, 148, 152: 110 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9498?: The complementary color is #98726E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.