What color is #6F867F?

#6F867F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F867F?

The RGB value is 111, 134, 127: 111 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F867F?

The complementary color is #866F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F867F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F867F color

#6F867F rgb(111, 134, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6F867F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.5% green and 49.8% blue (111, 134, 127).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#6F867F color codes

HEX	`#6F867F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 134, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -9.77, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 9.82, 174.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.91, 21.961, 23.317)`
Decimal	`7308927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F867F, 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 #6F867F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F867F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #6F867F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f867f; }
.text { color: #6f867f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f867f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 134 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f867f, #6f8286); }

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Questions

What color is #6F867F?: #6F867F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F867F?: The RGB value is 111, 134, 127: 111 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F867F?: The complementary color is #866F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F867F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.