What color is #6D9185?

#6D9185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9185?

The RGB value is 109, 145, 133: 109 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9185?

The complementary color is #916D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9185 color

#6D9185 rgb(109, 145, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9185 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (109, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#6D9185 color codes

HEX	`#6D9185`
RGB	`rgb(109, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, -15.14, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 15.32, 171.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.664, 25.195, 25.96)`
Decimal	`7180677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9185, 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 #6D9185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #6D9185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9185; }
.text { color: #6d9185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9185, #6d8b91); }

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Questions

What color is #6D9185?: #6D9185 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9185?: The RGB value is 109, 145, 133: 109 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9185?: The complementary color is #916D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.