What color is #6C9786?

#6C9786 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9786?

The RGB value is 108, 151, 134: 108 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9786?

The complementary color is #976C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9786 color

#6C9786 rgb(108, 151, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9786 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (108, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#6C9786 color codes

HEX	`#6C9786`
RGB	`rgb(108, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, -18.43, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 18.92, 167.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.553, 27.042, 26.634)`
Decimal	`7116678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9786, 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 #6C9786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #6C9786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9786; }
.text { color: #6c9786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9786, #6c9297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6C9786?: #6C9786 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9786?: The RGB value is 108, 151, 134: 108 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9786?: The complementary color is #976C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.