What color is #6F7C51?

#6F7C51 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 #6F7C51?

The RGB value is 111, 124, 81: 111 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7C51?

The complementary color is #5E517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7C51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7C51 color

#6F7C51 rgb(111, 124, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F7C51 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 48.6% green and 31.8% blue (111, 124, 81).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6F7C51 color codes

HEX	`#6F7C51`
RGB	`rgb(111, 124, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 48.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, -12.65, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 25.32, 119.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.248, 18.389, 10.529)`
Decimal	`7306321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7C51, 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 #6F7C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #6F7C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7c51; }
.text { color: #6f7c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 124 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7c51, #5a7c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6F7C51?: #6F7C51 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 #6F7C51?: The RGB value is 111, 124, 81: 111 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7C51?: The complementary color is #5E517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7C51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.