What color is #6B8481?

#6B8481 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8481?

The RGB value is 107, 132, 129: 107 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8481?

The complementary color is #846B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8481 color

#6B8481 rgb(107, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8481 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (107, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#6B8481 color codes

HEX	`#6B8481`
RGB	`rgb(107, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -9.6, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 9.7, 188.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.276, 21.213, 23.896)`
Decimal	`7046273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8481, 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 #6B8481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #6B8481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8481; }
.text { color: #6b8481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8481, #6b7b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B8481?: #6B8481 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8481?: The RGB value is 107, 132, 129: 107 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8481?: The complementary color is #846B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.