What color is #6A7B5E?

#6A7B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7B5E?

The RGB value is 106, 123, 94: 106 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7B5E?

The complementary color is #6F5E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7B5E color

#6A7B5E rgb(106, 123, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (106, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6A7B5E color codes

HEX	`#6A7B5E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, -12.03, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 18.33, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.047, 18.038, 13.276)`
Decimal	`6978398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7B5E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A7B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A7B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7b5e; }
.text { color: #6a7b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7b5e, #5e7b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A7B5E?: #6A7B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7B5E?: The RGB value is 106, 123, 94: 106 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7B5E?: The complementary color is #6F5E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.