What color is #6A8D7B?

#6A8D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8D7B?

The RGB value is 106, 141, 123: 106 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8D7B?

The complementary color is #8D6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8D7B color

#6A8D7B rgb(106, 141, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8D7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 55.3% green and 48.2% blue (106, 141, 123).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6A8D7B color codes

HEX	`#6A8D7B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 141, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 55.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, -16.17, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 17.12, 160.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.043, 23.543, 22.276)`
Decimal	`6983035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8D7B, 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 #6A8D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6A8D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8d7b; }
.text { color: #6a8d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 141 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8d7b, #6a8d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8D7B?: #6A8D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8D7B?: The RGB value is 106, 141, 123: 106 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8D7B?: The complementary color is #8D6A7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.