What color is #6D978F?

#6D978F 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 #6D978F?

The RGB value is 109, 151, 143: 109 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D978F?

The complementary color is #976D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D978F color

#6D978F rgb(109, 151, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6D978F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (109, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#6D978F color codes

HEX	`#6D978F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -16.1, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 16.11, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.33, 27.367, 30.087)`
Decimal	`7182223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D978F, 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 #6D978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #6D978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d978f; }
.text { color: #6d978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d978f, #6d8a97); }

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Questions

What color is #6D978F?: #6D978F 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 #6D978F?: The RGB value is 109, 151, 143: 109 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D978F?: The complementary color is #976D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.