What color is #6E9A80?

#6E9A80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9A80?

The RGB value is 110, 154, 128: 110 red, 154 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9A80?

The complementary color is #9A6E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9A80 color

#6E9A80 rgb(110, 154, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9A80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 60.4% green and 50.2% blue (110, 154, 128).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% 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 6.6:1).

#6E9A80 color codes

HEX	`#6E9A80`
RGB	`rgb(110, 154, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 60.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, -20.6, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 22.44, 156.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.881, 27.984, 24.666)`
Decimal	`7248512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9A80, 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 #6E9A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #6E9A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9a80; }
.text { color: #6e9a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 154 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9a80, #6e9a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6E9A80?: #6E9A80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9A80?: The RGB value is 110, 154, 128: 110 red, 154 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9A80?: The complementary color is #9A6E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.