What color is #6C8A86?

#6C8A86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8A86?

The RGB value is 108, 138, 134: 108 red, 138 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8A86?

The complementary color is #8A6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8A86 color

#6C8A86 rgb(108, 138, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6C8A86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 54.1% green and 52.5% blue (108, 138, 134).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6C8A86 color codes

HEX	`#6C8A86`
RGB	`rgb(108, 138, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 54.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.16, -11.45, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.16, 11.53, 186.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.575, 23.086, 25.974)`
Decimal	`7113350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8A86, 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 #6C8A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #6C8A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8a86; }
.text { color: #6c8a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 138 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8a86, #6c7f8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8A86?: #6C8A86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8A86?: The RGB value is 108, 138, 134: 108 red, 138 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8A86?: The complementary color is #8A6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.