What color is #6B8783?

#6B8783 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 #6B8783?

The RGB value is 107, 135, 131: 107 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8783?

The complementary color is #876B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8783 color

#6B8783 rgb(107, 135, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8783 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.9% green and 51.4% blue (107, 135, 131).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6B8783 color codes

HEX	`#6B8783`
RGB	`rgb(107, 135, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, -10.82, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 10.88, 186.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.823, 22.092, 24.741)`
Decimal	`7047043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8783, 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 #6B8783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6B8783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8783; }
.text { color: #6b8783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 135 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8783, #6b7d87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8783?: #6B8783 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 #6B8783?: The RGB value is 107, 135, 131: 107 red, 135 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8783?: The complementary color is #876B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.