What color is #6D9F8B?

#6D9F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D9F8B?

The RGB value is 109, 159, 139: 109 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D9F8B?

The complementary color is #9F6D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D9F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D9F8B color

#6D9F8B rgb(109, 159, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #6D9F8B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (109, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#6D9F8B color codes

HEX	`#6D9F8B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, -21.17, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 21.78, 166.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.363, 29.91, 28.963)`
Decimal	`7184267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D9F8B, 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 #6D9F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D9F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #6D9F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d9f8b; }
.text { color: #6d9f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d9f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d9f8b, #6d9a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6D9F8B?: #6D9F8B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D9F8B?: The RGB value is 109, 159, 139: 109 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D9F8B?: The complementary color is #9F6D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D9F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.