What color is #6E987D?

#6E987D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E987D?

The RGB value is 110, 152, 125: 110 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E987D?

The complementary color is #986E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E987D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E987D color

#6E987D rgb(110, 152, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E987D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.6% green and 49% blue (110, 152, 125).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#6E987D color codes

HEX	`#6E987D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 152, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -20.18, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 22.36, 154.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.359, 27.251, 23.533)`
Decimal	`7247997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E987D, 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 #6E987D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E987D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #6E987D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e987d; }
.text { color: #6e987d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e987d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 152 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e987d, #6e9892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6E987D?: #6E987D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E987D?: The RGB value is 110, 152, 125: 110 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E987D?: The complementary color is #986E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E987D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.