What color is #6F8579?

#6F8579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8579?

The RGB value is 111, 133, 121: 111 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8579?

The complementary color is #856F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8579 color

#6F8579 rgb(111, 133, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F8579 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (111, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6F8579 color codes

HEX	`#6F8579`
RGB	`rgb(111, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -10.49, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 11.16, 159.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.393, 21.535, 21.273)`
Decimal	`7308665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8579, 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 #6F8579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #6F8579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8579; }
.text { color: #6f8579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8579, #6f8584); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8579?: #6F8579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8579?: The RGB value is 111, 133, 121: 111 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8579?: The complementary color is #856F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.