What color is #6F8973?

#6F8973 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 #6F8973?

The RGB value is 111, 137, 115: 111 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8973?

The complementary color is #896F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8973 color

#6F8973 rgb(111, 137, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8973 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (111, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6F8973 color codes

HEX	`#6F8973`
RGB	`rgb(111, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -13.89, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 16.42, 147.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.595, 22.508, 19.581)`
Decimal	`7309683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8973, 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 #6F8973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #6F8973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8973; }
.text { color: #6f8973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8973, #6f8980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F8973?: #6F8973 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 #6F8973?: The RGB value is 111, 137, 115: 111 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8973?: The complementary color is #896F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.