What color is #6F9494?

#6F9494 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9494?

The RGB value is 111, 148, 148: 111 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9494?

The complementary color is #946F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9494 color

#6F9494 rgb(111, 148, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6F9494 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58% green and 58% blue (111, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#6F9494 color codes

HEX	`#6F9494`
RGB	`rgb(111, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, -12.7, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 13.36, 198.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.489, 26.696, 31.979)`
Decimal	`7312532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9494, 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 #6F9494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #6F9494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9494; }
.text { color: #6f9494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9494, #6f8294); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F9494?: #6F9494 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9494?: The RGB value is 111, 148, 148: 111 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9494?: The complementary color is #946F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.