What color is #6B997A?

#6B997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B997A?

The RGB value is 107, 153, 122: 107 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B997A?

The complementary color is #996B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B997A color

#6B997A rgb(107, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B997A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (107, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#6B997A color codes

HEX	`#6B997A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, -22.3, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 25.04, 152.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.966, 27.312, 22.576)`
Decimal	`7051642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B997A, 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 #6B997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #6B997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b997a; }
.text { color: #6b997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b997a, #6b9991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6B997A?: #6B997A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B997A?: The RGB value is 107, 153, 122: 107 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B997A?: The complementary color is #996B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.