What color is #6EACA8?

#6EACA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6EACA8?

The RGB value is 110, 172, 168: 110 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6EACA8?

The complementary color is #AC6E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6EACA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6EACA8 color

#6EACA8 rgb(110, 172, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6EACA8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 67.5% green and 65.9% blue (110, 172, 168).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#6EACA8 color codes

HEX	`#6EACA8`
RGB	`rgb(110, 172, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 67.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -20.84, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 21.28, 191.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.248, 35.645, 42.43)`
Decimal	`7253160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6EACA8, 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 #6EACA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6EACA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #6EACA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6eaca8; }
.text { color: #6eaca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6eaca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 172 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6eaca8, #6e91ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6EACA8?: #6EACA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6EACA8?: The RGB value is 110, 172, 168: 110 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6EACA8?: The complementary color is #AC6E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6EACA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.