#6DA0AF

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #6DA0AF

When working with digital screens, the color #6DA0AF is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 160, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 9% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 193.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DA0AF
RGB109, 160, 175
HSL193.6°, 29.2%, 55.7%
CMYK38%, 9%, 0%, 31%
HSV193.6°, 37.7%, 68.6%
LAB62.9, -13.0, -13.2
XYZ26.6, 31.5, 45.2
Decimal7184559

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.30:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DA0AF; }
.text-color { color: #6DA0AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DA0AF; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0