Palettes / Colors / #6EA09A

#6EA09A — Dusty Teal

#6EA09A is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#6EA09A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A06E74; it also sits naturally between #6EA081 and #6E8DA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 43% · Green 63% · Blue 60%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6EA09A

.text { color: #6EA09A; }
.background { background-color: #6EA09A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6EA09A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 160, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 21%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6EA09A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 160, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6EA09A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 160, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6EA09A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6EA09A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A06E74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6EA09A: #000000.

How #6EA09A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6EA09A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6EA09A?

#6EA09A is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 110, 160, 154). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6EA09A?

#6EA09A is RGB 110, 160, 154 — HSL 173°, 21%, 53% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 4%, 37%.

What colors go with #6EA09A?

Its complement is #A06E74; analogous partners are #6EA081 and #6E8DA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6EA09A for text?

Black text on #6EA09A has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.