What color is #6B958C?

#6B958C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B958C?

The RGB value is 107, 149, 140: 107 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B958C?

The complementary color is #956B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B958C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B958C color

#6B958C rgb(107, 149, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6B958C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (107, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#6B958C color codes

HEX	`#6B958C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, -16.36, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 16.36, 179.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.543, 26.513, 28.788)`
Decimal	`7050636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B958C, 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 #6B958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B958C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #6B958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b958c; }
.text { color: #6b958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b958c, #6b8995); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B958C?: #6B958C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B958C?: The RGB value is 107, 149, 140: 107 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B958C?: The complementary color is #956B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B958C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.