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#6AAAAF Color

#6AAAAF is rgb(106, 170, 175) in RGB, hsl(184, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 3%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AAAAF
HEX#6AAAAF
RGBrgb(106, 170, 175)
HSLhsl(184, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(184, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 3%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.066 202.1)
LABlab(65.45% -20.39 -9.43)
LCHlch(65.45% 22.46 204.81)

What #6AAAAF 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 #6AAAAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6AAAAF Channel Values

How #6AAAAF 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 170 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AAAAF 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AAAAF

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

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #6AAAAF

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.

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Shades

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

How #6AAAAF 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#6AAAAF
Protanopia#A1A1AF
Protanomaly#8EA5AF
Deuteranopia#9999B0
Deuteranomaly#88A0B0
Tritanopia#69ABAB
Tritanomaly#69AAAC
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AAAAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aaaaf: #6AAAAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AAAAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aaaaf': '#6AAAAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.667, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_6aaaaf">#6AAAAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AAAAF"

More Teal Colors

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

#6AAAAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AAAAF?

#6AAAAF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(106, 170, 175) in RGB and hsl(184, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #6AAAAF?

#6AAAAF is rgb(106, 170, 175) — red 106, green 170, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AAAAF?

#6AAAAF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 3%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AAAAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AAAAF scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6AAAAF 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 4.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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