What color is #6F8774?

#6F8774 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 #6F8774?

The RGB value is 111, 135, 116: 111 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8774?

The complementary color is #876F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8774?

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.

#6F8774 color

#6F8774 rgb(111, 135, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8774 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (111, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F8774 color codes

HEX	`#6F8774`
RGB	`rgb(111, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -12.6, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 14.61, 149.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.371, 21.968, 19.792)`
Decimal	`7309172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8774, 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 #6F8774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8774 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 #6F8774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8774; }
.text { color: #6f8774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8774, #6f8780); }

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Questions

What color is #6F8774?: #6F8774 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 #6F8774?: The RGB value is 111, 135, 116: 111 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8774?: The complementary color is #876F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8774?: 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.