What color is #6D8F8B?

#6D8F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D8F8B?

The RGB value is 109, 143, 139: 109 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D8F8B?

The complementary color is #8F6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D8F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D8F8B color

#6D8F8B rgb(109, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6D8F8B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (109, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6D8F8B color codes

HEX	`#6D8F8B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -12.72, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 12.84, 187.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.788, 24.759, 28.105)`
Decimal	`7180171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D8F8B, 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 #6D8F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D8F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #6D8F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d8f8b; }
.text { color: #6d8f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d8f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d8f8b, #6d828f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D8F8B?: #6D8F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D8F8B?: The RGB value is 109, 143, 139: 109 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D8F8B?: The complementary color is #8F6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D8F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.