What color is #6E8D80?

#6E8D80 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E8D80?

The RGB value is 110, 141, 128: 110 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E8D80?

The complementary color is #8D6E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E8D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E8D80 color

#6E8D80 rgb(110, 141, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E8D80 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 55.3% green and 50.2% blue (110, 141, 128).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#6E8D80 color codes

HEX	`#6E8D80`
RGB	`rgb(110, 141, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 55.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, -13.74, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 14.14, 166.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.85, 23.923, 23.99)`
Decimal	`7245184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E8D80, 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 #6E8D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E8D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #6E8D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e8d80; }
.text { color: #6e8d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e8d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 141 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e8d80, #6e8b8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E8D80?: #6E8D80 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E8D80?: The RGB value is 110, 141, 128: 110 red, 141 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E8D80?: The complementary color is #8D6E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E8D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.