What color is #6E987E?

#6E987E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E987E?

The RGB value is 110, 152, 126: 110 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E987E?

The complementary color is #986E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E987E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E987E color

#6E987E rgb(110, 152, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E987E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.6% green and 49.4% blue (110, 152, 126).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#6E987E color codes

HEX	`#6E987E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 152, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -19.98, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 21.96, 155.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.423, 27.277, 23.871)`
Decimal	`7247998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E987E, 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 #6E987E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E987E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #6E987E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e987e; }
.text { color: #6e987e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e987e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 152 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e987e, #6e9893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E987E?: #6E987E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E987E?: The RGB value is 110, 152, 126: 110 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E987E?: The complementary color is #986E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E987E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.