What color is #6E8C87?

#6E8C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8C87?

The RGB value is 110, 140, 135: 110 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8C87?

The complementary color is #8C6E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8C87 color

#6E8C87 rgb(110, 140, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E8C87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 54.9% green and 52.9% blue (110, 140, 135).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#6E8C87 color codes

HEX	`#6E8C87`
RGB	`rgb(110, 140, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 54.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -11.66, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 11.69, 184.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.18, 23.82, 26.451)`
Decimal	`7244935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8C87, 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 #6E8C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #6E8C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8c87; }
.text { color: #6e8c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 140 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8c87, #6e828c); }

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Questions

What color is #6E8C87?: #6E8C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8C87?: The RGB value is 110, 140, 135: 110 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8C87?: The complementary color is #8C6E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.