What color is #6F8470?

#6F8470 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 #6F8470?

The RGB value is 111, 132, 112: 111 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8470?

The complementary color is #846F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8470 color

#6F8470 rgb(111, 132, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8470 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (111, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#6F8470 color codes

HEX	`#6F8470`
RGB	`rgb(111, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -11.75, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 14.38, 144.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.731, 21.052, 18.455)`
Decimal	`7308400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8470, 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 #6F8470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #6F8470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8470; }
.text { color: #6f8470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8470, #6f847b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8470?: #6F8470 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 #6F8470?: The RGB value is 111, 132, 112: 111 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8470?: The complementary color is #846F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.