What color is #6C9D90?

#6C9D90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C9D90?

The RGB value is 108, 157, 144: 108 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C9D90?

The complementary color is #9D6C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C9D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C9D90 color

#6C9D90 rgb(108, 157, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #6C9D90 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 61.6% green and 56.5% blue (108, 157, 144).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#6C9D90 color codes

HEX	`#6C9D90`
RGB	`rgb(108, 157, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 61.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -19.34, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 19.4, 175.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.274, 29.314, 30.812)`
Decimal	`7118224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C9D90, 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 #6C9D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C9D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #6C9D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c9d90; }
.text { color: #6c9d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c9d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 157 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c9d90, #6c929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C9D90?: #6C9D90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C9D90?: The RGB value is 108, 157, 144: 108 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C9D90?: The complementary color is #9D6C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C9D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.