What color is #6FA7AB?

#6FA7AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA7AB?

The RGB value is 111, 167, 171: 111 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA7AB?

The complementary color is #AB736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA7AB color

#6FA7AB rgb(111, 167, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FA7AB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 65.5% green and 67.1% blue (111, 167, 171).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#6FA7AB color codes

HEX	`#6FA7AB`
RGB	`rgb(111, 167, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 65.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -17.23, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 18.96, 204.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.722, 33.956, 43.613)`
Decimal	`7317419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA7AB, 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 #6FA7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #6FA7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa7ab; }
.text { color: #6fa7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 167 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa7ab, #6f89ab); }

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Questions

What color is #6FA7AB?: #6FA7AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA7AB?: The RGB value is 111, 167, 171: 111 red, 167 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA7AB?: The complementary color is #AB736F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.