What color is #6EA8B1?

#6EA8B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EA8B1?

The RGB value is 110, 168, 177: 110 red, 168 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EA8B1?

The complementary color is #B1776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EA8B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EA8B1 color

#6EA8B1 rgb(110, 168, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EA8B1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 65.9% green and 69.4% blue (110, 168, 177).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#6EA8B1 color codes

HEX	`#6EA8B1`
RGB	`rgb(110, 168, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 65.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, -16.52, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 19.64, 212.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.366, 34.493, 46.749)`
Decimal	`7252145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EA8B1, 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 #6EA8B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EA8B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #6EA8B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6ea8b1; }
.text { color: #6ea8b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6ea8b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 168 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6ea8b1, #6e86b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6EA8B1?: #6EA8B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EA8B1?: The RGB value is 110, 168, 177: 110 red, 168 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EA8B1?: The complementary color is #B1776E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EA8B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.