What color is #6A7E6C?

#6A7E6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7E6C?

The RGB value is 106, 126, 108: 106 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7E6C?

The complementary color is #7E6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7E6C color

#6A7E6C rgb(106, 126, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A7E6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.4% green and 42.4% blue (106, 126, 108).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 9% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#6A7E6C color codes

HEX	`#6A7E6C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 126, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 9%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 16%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, -11.08, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 13.31, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.111, 19.068, 17.016)`
Decimal	`6979180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7E6C, 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 #6A7E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #6A7E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7e6c; }
.text { color: #6a7e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 126 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7e6c, #6a7e76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A7E6C?: #6A7E6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7E6C?: The RGB value is 106, 126, 108: 106 red, 126 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7E6C?: The complementary color is #7E6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.