What color is #6C8A7E?

#6C8A7E 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 #6C8A7E?

The RGB value is 108, 138, 126: 108 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8A7E?

The complementary color is #8A6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8A7E color

#6C8A7E rgb(108, 138, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8A7E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 54.1% green and 49.4% blue (108, 138, 126).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#6C8A7E color codes

HEX	`#6C8A7E`
RGB	`rgb(108, 138, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 54.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -13.23, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 13.55, 167.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.038, 22.871, 23.146)`
Decimal	`7113342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8A7E, 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 #6C8A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #6C8A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8a7e; }
.text { color: #6c8a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 138 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8a7e, #6c878a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C8A7E?: #6C8A7E 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 #6C8A7E?: The RGB value is 108, 138, 126: 108 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8A7E?: The complementary color is #8A6C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.