What color is #6A9589?

#6A9589 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9589?

The RGB value is 106, 149, 137: 106 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9589?

The complementary color is #956A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9589 color

#6A9589 rgb(106, 149, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A9589 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (106, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#6A9589 color codes

HEX	`#6A9589`
RGB	`rgb(106, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, -17.36, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 17.43, 174.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.205, 26.364, 27.634)`
Decimal	`6985097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9589, 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 #6A9589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A9589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #6A9589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9589; }
.text { color: #6a9589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9589, #6a8c95); }

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Questions

What color is #6A9589?: #6A9589 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9589?: The RGB value is 106, 149, 137: 106 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9589?: The complementary color is #956A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.