What color is #6F9997?

#6F9997 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9997?

The RGB value is 111, 153, 151: 111 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9997?

The complementary color is #996F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9997 color

#6F9997 rgb(111, 153, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6F9997 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (111, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6F9997 color codes

HEX	`#6F9997`
RGB	`rgb(111, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -14.68, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 15.11, 193.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.531, 28.395, 33.513)`
Decimal	`7313815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9997, 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 #6F9997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #6F9997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9997; }
.text { color: #6f9997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9997, #6f8699); }

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Questions

What color is #6F9997?: #6F9997 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9997?: The RGB value is 111, 153, 151: 111 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9997?: The complementary color is #996F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.