What color is #6A8A7F?

#6A8A7F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8A7F?

The RGB value is 106, 138, 127: 106 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8A7F?

The complementary color is #8A6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8A7F color

#6A8A7F rgb(106, 138, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8A7F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.1% green and 49.8% blue (106, 138, 127).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#6A8A7F color codes

HEX	`#6A8A7F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 138, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, -13.69, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 13.87, 170.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.862, 22.773, 23.476)`
Decimal	`6982271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8A7F, 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 #6A8A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #6A8A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8a7f; }
.text { color: #6a8a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 138 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8a7f, #6a858a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6A8A7F?: #6A8A7F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8A7F?: The RGB value is 106, 138, 127: 106 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8A7F?: The complementary color is #8A6A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.