What color is #6A8173?

#6A8173 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8173?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 115: 106 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8173?

The complementary color is #816A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8173 color

#6A8173 rgb(106, 129, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8173 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 45.1% blue (106, 129, 115).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6A8173 color codes

HEX	`#6A8173`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, -11.32, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 12.31, 156.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.888, 20.002, 19.187)`
Decimal	`6979955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8173, 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 #6A8173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #6A8173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8173; }
.text { color: #6a8173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8173, #6a817f); }

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Questions

What color is #6A8173?: #6A8173 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8173?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 115: 106 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8173?: The complementary color is #816A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.