What color is #6C897B?

#6C897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C897B?

The RGB value is 108, 137, 123: 108 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C897B?

The complementary color is #896C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C897B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C897B color

#6C897B rgb(108, 137, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C897B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 53.7% green and 48.2% blue (108, 137, 123).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6C897B color codes

HEX	`#6C897B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 137, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 53.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -13.32, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 13.95, 162.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.704, 22.509, 22.094)`
Decimal	`7113083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C897B, 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 #6C897B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C897B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #6C897B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c897b; }
.text { color: #6c897b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c897b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 137 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c897b, #6c8889); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C897B?: #6C897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C897B?: The RGB value is 108, 137, 123: 108 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C897B?: The complementary color is #896C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C897B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.