What color is #6FA9A0?

#6FA9A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA9A0?

The RGB value is 111, 169, 160: 111 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA9A0?

The complementary color is #A96F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA9A0 color

#6FA9A0 rgb(111, 169, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FA9A0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 66.3% green and 62.7% blue (111, 169, 160).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#6FA9A0 color codes

HEX	`#6FA9A0`
RGB	`rgb(111, 169, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 66.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -20.94, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 20.98, 183.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.086, 34.292, 38.443)`
Decimal	`7317920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA9A0, 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 #6FA9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #6FA9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa9a0; }
.text { color: #6fa9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 169 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa9a0, #6f95a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6FA9A0?: #6FA9A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA9A0?: The RGB value is 111, 169, 160: 111 red, 169 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA9A0?: The complementary color is #A96F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.