What color is #6D817D?

#6D817D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D817D?

The RGB value is 109, 129, 125: 109 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D817D?

The complementary color is #816D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D817D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D817D color

#6D817D rgb(109, 129, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D817D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (109, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6D817D color codes

HEX	`#6D817D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -8.12, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 8.12, 181.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.858, 20.432, 22.401)`
Decimal	`7176573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D817D, 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 #6D817D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D817D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6D817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d817d; }
.text { color: #6d817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d817d, #6d7b81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D817D?: #6D817D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D817D?: The RGB value is 109, 129, 125: 109 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D817D?: The complementary color is #816D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D817D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.