What color is #6C8E89?

#6C8E89 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C8E89?

The RGB value is 108, 142, 137: 108 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C8E89?

The complementary color is #8E6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C8E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C8E89 color

#6C8E89 rgb(108, 142, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C8E89 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (108, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#6C8E89 color codes

HEX	`#6C8E89`
RGB	`rgb(108, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -12.96, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 13.01, 185.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.371, 24.339, 27.287)`
Decimal	`7114377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C8E89, 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 #6C8E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C8E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #6C8E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c8e89; }
.text { color: #6c8e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c8e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c8e89, #6c828e); }

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Questions

What color is #6C8E89?: #6C8E89 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C8E89?: The RGB value is 108, 142, 137: 108 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C8E89?: The complementary color is #8E6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C8E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.