What color is #6E947E?

#6E947E 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 #6E947E?

The RGB value is 110, 148, 126: 110 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E947E?

The complementary color is #946E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E947E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E947E color

#6E947E rgb(110, 148, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E947E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58% green and 49.4% blue (110, 148, 126).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#6E947E color codes

HEX	`#6E947E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 148, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, -17.89, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 19.37, 157.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.785, 26, 23.658)`
Decimal	`7246974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E947E, 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 #6E947E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E947E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #6E947E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e947e; }
.text { color: #6e947e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e947e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 148 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e947e, #6e9491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E947E?: #6E947E 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 #6E947E?: The RGB value is 110, 148, 126: 110 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E947E?: The complementary color is #946E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E947E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.