What color is #6A887F?

#6A887F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A887F?

The RGB value is 106, 136, 127: 106 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A887F?

The complementary color is #886A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A887F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A887F color

#6A887F rgb(106, 136, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A887F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 53.3% green and 49.8% blue (106, 136, 127).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6A887F color codes

HEX	`#6A887F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 136, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 53.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, -12.6, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 12.67, 173.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.578, 22.204, 23.382)`
Decimal	`6981759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A887F, 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 #6A887F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A887F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #6A887F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a887f; }
.text { color: #6a887f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a887f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 136 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a887f, #6a8288); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A887F?: #6A887F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A887F?: The RGB value is 106, 136, 127: 106 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A887F?: The complementary color is #886A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A887F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.