What color is #6F8451?

#6F8451 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 #6F8451?

The RGB value is 111, 132, 81: 111 red, 132 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8451?

The complementary color is #665184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8451?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8451 color

#6F8451 rgb(111, 132, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8451 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51.8% green and 31.8% blue (111, 132, 81).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#6F8451 color codes

HEX	`#6F8451`
RGB	`rgb(111, 132, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.37, -16.96, 25.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.37, 30.28, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.292, 20.476, 10.877)`
Decimal	`7308369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8451, 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 #6F8451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #6F8451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8451; }
.text { color: #6f8451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 132 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8451, #558451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #6F8451?: #6F8451 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 #6F8451?: The RGB value is 111, 132, 81: 111 red, 132 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8451?: The complementary color is #665184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8451?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.