What color is #6A8C89?

#6A8C89 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8C89?

The RGB value is 106, 140, 137: 106 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8C89?

The complementary color is #8C6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8C89 color

#6A8C89 rgb(106, 140, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6A8C89 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (106, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#6A8C89 color codes

HEX	`#6A8C89`
RGB	`rgb(106, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, -12.52, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 12.73, 190.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.836, 23.626, 27.177)`
Decimal	`6982793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8C89, 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 #6A8C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #6A8C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8c89; }
.text { color: #6a8c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8c89, #6a7e8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A8C89?: #6A8C89 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8C89?: The RGB value is 106, 140, 137: 106 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8C89?: The complementary color is #8C6A6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.