What color is #6E917E?

#6E917E 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 #6E917E?

The RGB value is 110, 145, 126: 110 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E917E?

The complementary color is #916E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E917E color

#6E917E rgb(110, 145, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E917E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (110, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6E917E color codes

HEX	`#6E917E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, -16.3, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 17.42, 159.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.321, 25.071, 23.503)`
Decimal	`7246206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E917E, 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 #6E917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #6E917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e917e; }
.text { color: #6e917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e917e, #6e9190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E917E?: #6E917E 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 #6E917E?: The RGB value is 110, 145, 126: 110 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E917E?: The complementary color is #916E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.