What color is #6A8680?

#6A8680 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8680?

The RGB value is 106, 134, 128: 106 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8680?

The complementary color is #866A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8680 color

#6A8680 rgb(106, 134, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8680 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (106, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#6A8680 color codes

HEX	`#6A8680`
RGB	`rgb(106, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -11.28, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 11.28, 180.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.364, 21.672, 23.633)`
Decimal	`6981248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8680, 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 #6A8680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #6A8680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8680; }
.text { color: #6a8680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8680, #6a7e86); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6A8680?: #6A8680 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8680?: The RGB value is 106, 134, 128: 106 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8680?: The complementary color is #866A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.