What color is #6B9D8F?

#6B9D8F 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 #6B9D8F?

The RGB value is 107, 157, 143: 107 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9D8F?

The complementary color is #9D6B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9D8F color

#6B9D8F rgb(107, 157, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9D8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.6% green and 56.1% blue (107, 157, 143).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#6B9D8F color codes

HEX	`#6B9D8F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 157, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, -19.87, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 19.97, 174.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.077, 29.222, 30.406)`
Decimal	`7052687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9D8F, 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 #6B9D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #6B9D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9d8f; }
.text { color: #6b9d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 157 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9d8f, #6b929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B9D8F?: #6B9D8F 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 #6B9D8F?: The RGB value is 107, 157, 143: 107 red, 157 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9D8F?: The complementary color is #9D6B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.