Information about #6BA4AE color

#6BA4AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6BA4AE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 164, 174) — 42% red, 64.3% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 4 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6BA4AE reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crystal Blue (#68A0B0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hannah (#6DA5B4) and Fountain Blue (#65ADB2).

The recipe behind #6BA4AE is rgb(107, 164, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #6BA4AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6BA4AE color variations

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#6BA4AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6BA4AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6BA4AE
  • RGB107, 164, 174
  • CMYK26, 4, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(107, 164, 174)
  • HSL189°, 29%, 55%
  • HSL Precise188.955°, 29.258%, 55.098%
  • HSV189°, 39%, 68%
  • HSB189°, 39%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.643, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.643, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.643, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6BA4AE
  • DECIMAL ID7054510
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01