What color is #6D8378?

#6D8378 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8378?

The RGB value is 109, 131, 120: 109 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8378?

The complementary color is #836D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8378 color

#6D8378 rgb(109, 131, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8378 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (109, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6D8378 color codes

HEX	`#6D8378`
RGB	`rgb(109, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, -10.31, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 10.82, 162.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.812, 20.839, 20.85)`
Decimal	`7177080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8378, 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 #6D8378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #6D8378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8378; }
.text { color: #6d8378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8378, #6d8383); }

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Questions

What color is #6D8378?: #6D8378 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8378?: The RGB value is 109, 131, 120: 109 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8378?: The complementary color is #836D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.