What color is #6B9E7C?

#6B9E7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9E7C?

The RGB value is 107, 158, 124: 107 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9E7C?

The complementary color is #9E6B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9E7C color

#6B9E7C rgb(107, 158, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6B9E7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 62% green and 48.6% blue (107, 158, 124).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#6B9E7C color codes

HEX	`#6B9E7C`
RGB	`rgb(107, 158, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 62%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -24.43, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 27.41, 153.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.927, 29.034, 23.514)`
Decimal	`7052924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9E7C, 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 #6B9E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B9E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #6B9E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9e7c; }
.text { color: #6b9e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 158 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9e7c, #6b9e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6B9E7C?: #6B9E7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9E7C?: The RGB value is 107, 158, 124: 107 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9E7C?: The complementary color is #9E6B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.