What color is #6F9DAA?

#6F9DAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9DAA?

The RGB value is 111, 157, 170: 111 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9DAA?

The complementary color is #AA7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9DAA color

#6F9DAA rgb(111, 157, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6F9DAA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 61.6% green and 66.7% blue (111, 157, 170).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#6F9DAA color codes

HEX	`#6F9DAA`
RGB	`rgb(111, 157, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 61.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -12.16, -11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 16.89, 223.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.866, 30.394, 42.526)`
Decimal	`7314858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9DAA, 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 #6F9DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6F9DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #6F9DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9daa; }
.text { color: #6f9daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 157 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9daa, #6f80aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6F9DAA?: #6F9DAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9DAA?: The RGB value is 111, 157, 170: 111 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9DAA?: The complementary color is #AA7C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.