What color is #6F7B59?

#6F7B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7B59?

The RGB value is 111, 123, 89: 111 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7B59?

The complementary color is #65597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7B59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7B59 color

#6F7B59 rgb(111, 123, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F7B59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 48.2% green and 34.9% blue (111, 123, 89).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6F7B59 color codes

HEX	`#6F7B59`
RGB	`rgb(111, 123, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 48.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.82, -10.87, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.82, 20.32, 122.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.441, 18.267, 12.162)`
Decimal	`7306073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7B59, 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 #6F7B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F7B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6F7B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7b59; }
.text { color: #6f7b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 123 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7b59, #5e7b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7B59?: #6F7B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7B59?: The RGB value is 111, 123, 89: 111 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7B59?: The complementary color is #65597B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7B59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.