What color is #6E8D7B?

#6E8D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8D7B?

The RGB value is 110, 141, 123: 110 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8D7B?

The complementary color is #8D6E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8D7B color

#6E8D7B rgb(110, 141, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8D7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 55.3% green and 48.2% blue (110, 141, 123).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E8D7B color codes

HEX	`#6E8D7B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 141, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 55.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, -14.79, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 15.98, 157.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.529, 23.794, 22.299)`
Decimal	`7245179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8D7B, 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 #6E8D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6E8D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8d7b; }
.text { color: #6e8d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 141 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8d7b, #6e8d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E8D7B?: #6E8D7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8D7B?: The RGB value is 110, 141, 123: 110 red, 141 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8D7B?: The complementary color is #8D6E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.