What color is #6F8D6A?

#6F8D6A is a grayish green known as Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kashmir?

The RGB value is 111, 141, 106: 111 red, 141 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kashmir?

The complementary color is #886A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kashmir color: hex code #6F8D6A

#6F8D6A rgb(111, 141, 106)

Shades of green

Kashmir has the hex code #6F8D6A. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.3% green and 41.6% blue (111, 141, 106).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

Kashmir (#6F8D6A) color codes

HEX	`#6F8D6A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 141, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, -17.71, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 23.4, 139.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.681, 23.469, 17.179)`
Decimal	`7310698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kashmir, 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 #6F8D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #6F8D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8d6a; }
.text { color: #6f8d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 141 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8d6a, #6a8d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #6F8D6A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F8D6A?: #6F8D6A is a grayish green known as Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kashmir?: The RGB value is 111, 141, 106: 111 red, 141 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kashmir?: The complementary color is #886A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.