What color is #6E927F?

#6E927F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E927F?

The RGB value is 110, 146, 127: 110 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E927F?

The complementary color is #926E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E927F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E927F color

#6E927F rgb(110, 146, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E927F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 57.3% green and 49.8% blue (110, 146, 127).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6E927F color codes

HEX	`#6E927F`
RGB	`rgb(110, 146, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 57.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, -16.63, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 17.69, 160.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.539, 25.404, 23.896)`
Decimal	`7246463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E927F, 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 #6E927F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E927F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #6E927F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e927f; }
.text { color: #6e927f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e927f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 146 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e927f, #6e9291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E927F?: #6E927F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E927F?: The RGB value is 110, 146, 127: 110 red, 146 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E927F?: The complementary color is #926E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E927F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.