What color is #6C9D7B?

#6C9D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9D7B?

The RGB value is 108, 157, 123: 108 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9D7B?

The complementary color is #9D6C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9D7B color

#6C9D7B rgb(108, 157, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9D7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 61.6% green and 48.2% blue (108, 157, 123).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6C9D7B color codes

HEX	`#6C9D7B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 157, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 61.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -23.8, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 26.94, 152.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.815, 28.731, 23.131)`
Decimal	`7118203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9D7B, 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 #6C9D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #6C9D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9d7b; }
.text { color: #6c9d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 157 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9d7b, #6c9d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6C9D7B?: #6C9D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9D7B?: The RGB value is 108, 157, 123: 108 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9D7B?: The complementary color is #9D6C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.