What color is #6C9084?

#6C9084 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9084?

The RGB value is 108, 144, 132: 108 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9084?

The complementary color is #906C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9084 color

#6C9084 rgb(108, 144, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9084 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.5% green and 51.8% blue (108, 144, 132).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#6C9084 color codes

HEX	`#6C9084`
RGB	`rgb(108, 144, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -15.16, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 15.33, 171.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.321, 24.8, 25.541)`
Decimal	`7114884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9084, 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 #6C9084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #6C9084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9084; }
.text { color: #6c9084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 144 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9084, #6c8a90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C9084?: #6C9084 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9084?: The RGB value is 108, 144, 132: 108 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9084?: The complementary color is #906C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.