What color is #6D9E84?

#6D9E84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9E84?

The RGB value is 109, 158, 132: 109 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9E84?

The complementary color is #9E6D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9E84 color

#6D9E84 rgb(109, 158, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9E84 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 62% green and 51.8% blue (109, 158, 132).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#6D9E84 color codes

HEX	`#6D9E84`
RGB	`rgb(109, 158, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 62%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, -22.15, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 23.69, 159.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.697, 29.37, 26.298)`
Decimal	`7184004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9E84, 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 #6D9E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #6D9E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9e84; }
.text { color: #6d9e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 158 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9e84, #6d9e9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6D9E84?: #6D9E84 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9E84?: The RGB value is 109, 158, 132: 109 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9E84?: The complementary color is #9E6D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.