What color is #6C8C81?

#6C8C81 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 #6C8C81?

The RGB value is 108, 140, 129: 108 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8C81?

The complementary color is #8C6C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8C81 color

#6C8C81 rgb(108, 140, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C8C81 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 54.9% green and 50.6% blue (108, 140, 129).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6C8C81 color codes

HEX	`#6C8C81`
RGB	`rgb(108, 140, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 54.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, -13.66, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 13.83, 170.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.524, 23.529, 24.277)`
Decimal	`7113857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8C81, 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 #6C8C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6C8C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8c81; }
.text { color: #6c8c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 140 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8c81, #6c878c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C8C81?: #6C8C81 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 #6C8C81?: The RGB value is 108, 140, 129: 108 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8C81?: The complementary color is #8C6C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.