What color is #6A927E?

#6A927E 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 #6A927E?

The RGB value is 106, 146, 126: 106 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A927E?

The complementary color is #926A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A927E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A927E color

#6A927E rgb(106, 146, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A927E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 57.3% green and 49.4% blue (106, 146, 126).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#6A927E color codes

HEX	`#6A927E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 146, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 57.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.2, -18.18, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.2, 19.2, 161.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.987, 25.127, 23.532)`
Decimal	`6984318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A927E, 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 #6A927E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A927E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #6A927E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a927e; }
.text { color: #6a927e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a927e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 146 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a927e, #6a9292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6A927E?: #6A927E 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 #6A927E?: The RGB value is 106, 146, 126: 106 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A927E?: The complementary color is #926A7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A927E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.