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#6AA09A Color

#6AA09A is rgb(106, 160, 154) in RGB, hsl(173, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA09A
HEX#6AA09A
RGBrgb(106, 160, 154)
HSLhsl(173, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(173, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.058 187.1)
LABlab(61.97% -19.62 -2.86)
LCHlch(61.97% 19.83 188.29)

What #6AA09A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6AA09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 5.16Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 6.68Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.19Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 8.22Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.6Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 10.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#6AA09A Channel Values

How #6AA09A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 106 · G 160 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA09A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AA09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA09A
Complementary
#A06A70
Analogous
#6AA07E
Analogous
#6A8BA0
Triadic
#996AA0
Triadic
#A0996A
Split comp.
#A06A8B
Split comp.
#A07E6A

Tints & Shades of #6AA09A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7FADA8
#92B9B5
#A8C7C4
#BBD3D0
#D0E1DF
#E3EDEC

Shades

#5A8C86
#4C7671
#3E605C
#324E4B
#243836
#162221

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA09A.

How #6AA09A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6AA09A
Protanopia#98989A
Protanomaly#889C9A
Deuteranopia#91919B
Deuteranomaly#83979B
Tritanopia#6B9F9F
Tritanomaly#6BA09D
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #6AA09A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6aa09a: #6AA09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa09a': '#6AA09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa09a">#6AA09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA09A"

More Teal Colors

#6AA09A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424f5ffff002a38f0ffff002d2eeefbfb003333ecfeff003542ecf7f9003838ebffff00646600999900ebeb0d161619292924fbff36747d50bfe673a9c28dd9ccaec6cfccffff

#6AA09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA09A?

#6AA09A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(106, 160, 154) in RGB and hsl(173, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #6AA09A?

#6AA09A is rgb(106, 160, 154) — red 106, green 160, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA09A?

#6AA09A converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA09A scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA09A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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