What color is #6F8052?

#6F8052 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8052?

The RGB value is 111, 128, 82: 111 red, 128 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8052?

The complementary color is #635280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8052?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8052 color

#6F8052 rgb(111, 128, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8052 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 50.2% green and 32.2% blue (111, 128, 82).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6F8052 color codes

HEX	`#6F8052`
RGB	`rgb(111, 128, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 50.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -14.67, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 27.26, 122.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.798, 19.427, 10.899)`
Decimal	`7307346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8052, 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 #6F8052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #6F8052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8052; }
.text { color: #6f8052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 128 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8052, #588052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6F8052?: #6F8052 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8052?: The RGB value is 111, 128, 82: 111 red, 128 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8052?: The complementary color is #635280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8052?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.