What color is #6B9C8B?

#6B9C8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9C8B?

The RGB value is 107, 156, 139: 107 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9C8B?

The complementary color is #9C6B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9C8B color

#6B9C8B rgb(107, 156, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9C8B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (107, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6B9C8B color codes

HEX	`#6B9C8B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -20.25, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 20.58, 169.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.61, 28.766, 28.782)`
Decimal	`7052427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9C8B, 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 #6B9C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #6B9C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9c8b; }
.text { color: #6b9c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9c8b, #6b959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B9C8B?: #6B9C8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9C8B?: The RGB value is 107, 156, 139: 107 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9C8B?: The complementary color is #9C6B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.