What color is #6B8E79?

#6B8E79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B8E79?

The RGB value is 107, 142, 121: 107 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B8E79?

The complementary color is #8E6B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B8E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B8E79 color

#6B8E79 rgb(107, 142, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B8E79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (107, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#6B8E79 color codes

HEX	`#6B8E79`
RGB	`rgb(107, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.94, -16.77, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.94, 18.27, 156.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.187, 23.852, 21.678)`
Decimal	`7048825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B8E79, 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 #6B8E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B8E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #6B8E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b8e79; }
.text { color: #6b8e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b8e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b8e79, #6b8e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6B8E79?: #6B8E79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B8E79?: The RGB value is 107, 142, 121: 107 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B8E79?: The complementary color is #8E6B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B8E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.