What color is #6B8D8A?

#6B8D8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8D8A?

The RGB value is 107, 141, 138: 107 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8D8A?

The complementary color is #8D6B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8D8A color

#6B8D8A rgb(107, 141, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B8D8A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (107, 141, 138).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6B8D8A color codes

HEX	`#6B8D8A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 141, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 55.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, -12.51, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 12.72, 190.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.174, 24.01, 27.611)`
Decimal	`7048586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8D8A, 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 #6B8D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #6B8D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8d8a; }
.text { color: #6b8d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 141 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8d8a, #6b7f8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B8D8A?: #6B8D8A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8D8A?: The RGB value is 107, 141, 138: 107 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8D8A?: The complementary color is #8D6B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.