What color is #6C937C?

#6C937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C937C?

The RGB value is 108, 147, 124: 108 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C937C?

The complementary color is #936C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C937C color

#6C937C rgb(108, 147, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C937C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (108, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6C937C color codes

HEX	`#6C937C`
RGB	`rgb(108, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, -18.45, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 20.06, 156.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.255, 25.51, 22.922)`
Decimal	`7115644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C937C, 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 #6C937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #6C937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c937c; }
.text { color: #6c937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c937c, #6c9390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6C937C?: #6C937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C937C?: The RGB value is 108, 147, 124: 108 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C937C?: The complementary color is #936C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.