What color is #6E9184?

#6E9184 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9184?

The RGB value is 110, 145, 132: 110 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9184?

The complementary color is #916E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9184 color

#6E9184 rgb(110, 145, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9184 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (110, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6E9184 color codes

HEX	`#6E9184`
RGB	`rgb(110, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -15.03, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 15.31, 168.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.719, 25.231, 25.604)`
Decimal	`7246212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9184, 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 #6E9184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #6E9184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9184; }
.text { color: #6e9184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9184, #6e8c91); }

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Questions

What color is #6E9184?: #6E9184 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9184?: The RGB value is 110, 145, 132: 110 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9184?: The complementary color is #916E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.