What color is #6FA9B9?

#6FA9B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA9B9?

The RGB value is 111, 169, 185: 111 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA9B9?

The complementary color is #B97F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA9B9 color

#6FA9B9 rgb(111, 169, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6FA9B9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 66.3% green and 72.5% blue (111, 169, 185).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#6FA9B9 color codes

HEX	`#6FA9B9`
RGB	`rgb(111, 169, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 66.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -14.7, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 20.42, 223.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.497, 35.256, 51.14)`
Decimal	`7317945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA9B9, 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 #6FA9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #6FA9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa9b9; }
.text { color: #6fa9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 169 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa9b9, #6f84b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6FA9B9?: #6FA9B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA9B9?: The RGB value is 111, 169, 185: 111 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA9B9?: The complementary color is #B97F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.