What color is #6B9883?

#6B9883 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9883?

The RGB value is 107, 152, 131: 107 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9883?

The complementary color is #986B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9883 color

#6B9883 rgb(107, 152, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9883 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 59.6% green and 51.4% blue (107, 152, 131).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#6B9883 color codes

HEX	`#6B9883`
RGB	`rgb(107, 152, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 59.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, -19.92, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 20.86, 162.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.387, 27.22, 25.595)`
Decimal	`7051395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9883, 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 #6B9883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #6B9883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9883; }
.text { color: #6b9883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 152 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9883, #6b9698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6B9883?: #6B9883 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9883?: The RGB value is 107, 152, 131: 107 red, 152 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9883?: The complementary color is #986B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.