What color is #6D8E84?

#6D8E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8E84?

The RGB value is 109, 142, 132: 109 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8E84?

The complementary color is #8E6D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8E84 color

#6D8E84 rgb(109, 142, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D8E84 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (109, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#6D8E84 color codes

HEX	`#6D8E84`
RGB	`rgb(109, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, -13.75, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 13.83, 173.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.143, 24.262, 25.447)`
Decimal	`7179908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8E84, 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 #6D8E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #6D8E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8e84; }
.text { color: #6d8e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8e84, #6d888e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D8E84?: #6D8E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8E84?: The RGB value is 109, 142, 132: 109 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8E84?: The complementary color is #8E6D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.