What color is #6D938C?

#6D938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D938C?

The RGB value is 109, 147, 140: 109 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D938C?

The complementary color is #936D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D938C color

#6D938C rgb(109, 147, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D938C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (109, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#6D938C color codes

HEX	`#6D938C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -14.65, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 14.66, 182.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.473, 26.011, 28.695)`
Decimal	`7181196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D938C, 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 #6D938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #6D938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d938c; }
.text { color: #6d938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d938c, #6d8793); }

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Questions

What color is #6D938C?: #6D938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D938C?: The RGB value is 109, 147, 140: 109 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D938C?: The complementary color is #936D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.