What color is #6F826C?

#6F826C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F826C?

The RGB value is 111, 130, 108: 111 red, 130 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F826C?

The complementary color is #7F6C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F826C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F826C color

#6F826C rgb(111, 130, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F826C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51% green and 42.4% blue (111, 130, 108).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6F826C color codes

HEX	`#6F826C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 130, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, -11.41, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 14.93, 139.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.244, 20.427, 17.219)`
Decimal	`7307884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F826C, 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 #6F826C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F826C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #6F826C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f826c; }
.text { color: #6f826c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f826c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 130 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f826c, #6c8274); }

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Questions

What color is #6F826C?: #6F826C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F826C?: The RGB value is 111, 130, 108: 111 red, 130 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F826C?: The complementary color is #7F6C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F826C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.