What color is #6C8882?

#6C8882 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 #6C8882?

The RGB value is 108, 136, 130: 108 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8882?

The complementary color is #886C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8882 color

#6C8882 rgb(108, 136, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8882 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 53.3% green and 51% blue (108, 136, 130).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#6C8882 color codes

HEX	`#6C8882`
RGB	`rgb(108, 136, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 53.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, -11.25, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 11.25, 180.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.017, 22.408, 24.438)`
Decimal	`7112834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8882, 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 #6C8882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #6C8882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8882; }
.text { color: #6c8882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 136 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8882, #6c8088); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8882?: #6C8882 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 #6C8882?: The RGB value is 108, 136, 130: 108 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8882?: The complementary color is #886C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.