What color is #6C8580?

#6C8580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8580?

The RGB value is 108, 133, 128: 108 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8580?

The complementary color is #856C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8580 color

#6C8580 rgb(108, 133, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8580 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.2% green and 50.2% blue (108, 133, 128).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6C8580 color codes

HEX	`#6C8580`
RGB	`rgb(108, 133, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -10.04, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 10.04, 181.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.467, 21.521, 23.599)`
Decimal	`7112064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8580, 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 #6C8580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #6C8580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8580; }
.text { color: #6c8580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 133 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8580, #6c7e85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C8580?: #6C8580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8580?: The RGB value is 108, 133, 128: 108 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8580?: The complementary color is #856C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.