What color is #6D9888?

#6D9888 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9888?

The RGB value is 109, 152, 136: 109 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9888?

The complementary color is #986D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9888 color

#6D9888 rgb(109, 152, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9888 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 59.6% green and 53.3% blue (109, 152, 136).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#6D9888 color codes

HEX	`#6D9888`
RGB	`rgb(109, 152, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 59.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -18.2, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 18.57, 168.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.977, 27.484, 27.435)`
Decimal	`7182472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9888, 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 #6D9888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #6D9888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9888; }
.text { color: #6d9888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 152 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9888, #6d9298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6D9888?: #6D9888 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9888?: The RGB value is 109, 152, 136: 109 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9888?: The complementary color is #986D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.