What color is #6E837F?

#6E837F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E837F?

The RGB value is 110, 131, 127: 110 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E837F?

The complementary color is #836E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E837F color

#6E837F rgb(110, 131, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E837F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (110, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#6E837F color codes

HEX	`#6E837F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -8.45, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 8.46, 182.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.376, 21.079, 23.175)`
Decimal	`7242623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E837F, 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 #6E837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #6E837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e837f; }
.text { color: #6e837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e837f, #6e7c83); }

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Questions

What color is #6E837F?: #6E837F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E837F?: The RGB value is 110, 131, 127: 110 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E837F?: The complementary color is #836E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.