What color is #6E877C?

#6E877C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E877C?

The RGB value is 110, 135, 124: 110 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E877C?

The complementary color is #876E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E877C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E877C color

#6E877C rgb(110, 135, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E877C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.9% green and 48.6% blue (110, 135, 124).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6E877C color codes

HEX	`#6E877C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 135, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -11.32, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 11.69, 165.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.732, 22.098, 22.343)`
Decimal	`7243644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E877C, 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 #6E877C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E877C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6E877C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e877c; }
.text { color: #6e877c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e877c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 135 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e877c, #6e8687); }

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Questions

What color is #6E877C?: #6E877C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E877C?: The RGB value is 110, 135, 124: 110 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E877C?: The complementary color is #876E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E877C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.