What color is #6FA09E?

#6FA09E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA09E?

The RGB value is 111, 160, 158: 111 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA09E?

The complementary color is #A06F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA09E color

#6FA09E rgb(111, 160, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FA09E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (111, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#6FA09E color codes

HEX	`#6FA09E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -16.73, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 17.26, 194.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.296, 30.988, 36.99)`
Decimal	`7315614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA09E, 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 #6FA09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #6FA09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa09e; }
.text { color: #6fa09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa09e, #6f8aa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6FA09E?: #6FA09E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA09E?: The RGB value is 111, 160, 158: 111 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA09E?: The complementary color is #A06F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.