What color is #6C9178?

#6C9178 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9178?

The RGB value is 108, 145, 120: 108 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9178?

The complementary color is #916C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9178?

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.

#6C9178 color

#6C9178 rgb(108, 145, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9178 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (108, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C9178 color codes

HEX	`#6C9178`
RGB	`rgb(108, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -18.22, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 20.39, 153.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.699, 24.794, 21.514)`
Decimal	`7115128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9178, 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 #6C9178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9178 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 #6C9178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9178; }
.text { color: #6c9178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9178, #6c918b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C9178?: #6C9178 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9178?: The RGB value is 108, 145, 120: 108 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9178?: The complementary color is #916C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9178?: 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.