What color is #6C9791?

#6C9791 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9791?

The RGB value is 108, 151, 145: 108 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9791?

The complementary color is #976C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9791 color

#6C9791 rgb(108, 151, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6C9791 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 59.2% green and 56.9% blue (108, 151, 145).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#6C9791 color codes

HEX	`#6C9791`
RGB	`rgb(108, 151, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 59.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -15.95, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 16.03, 185.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.36, 27.365, 30.886)`
Decimal	`7116689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9791, 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 #6C9791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #6C9791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9791; }
.text { color: #6c9791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 151 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9791, #6c8897); }

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Questions

What color is #6C9791?: #6C9791 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9791?: The RGB value is 108, 151, 145: 108 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9791?: The complementary color is #976C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.