What color is #6B9185?

#6B9185 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 #6B9185?

The RGB value is 107, 145, 133: 107 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9185?

The complementary color is #916B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9185 color

#6B9185 rgb(107, 145, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9185 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (107, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6B9185 color codes

HEX	`#6B9185`
RGB	`rgb(107, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, -15.8, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 15.94, 172.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.421, 25.069, 25.949)`
Decimal	`7049605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9185, 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 #6B9185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #6B9185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9185; }
.text { color: #6b9185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9185, #6b8a91); }

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Questions

What color is #6B9185?: #6B9185 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 #6B9185?: The RGB value is 107, 145, 133: 107 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9185?: The complementary color is #916B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.