What color is #6F8A74?

#6F8A74 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 #6F8A74?

The RGB value is 111, 138, 116: 111 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8A74?

The complementary color is #8A6F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8A74 color

#6F8A74 rgb(111, 138, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8A74 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 54.1% green and 45.5% blue (111, 138, 116).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6F8A74 color codes

HEX	`#6F8A74`
RGB	`rgb(111, 138, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 54.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -14.23, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 16.65, 148.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.796, 22.817, 19.933)`
Decimal	`7309940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8A74, 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 #6F8A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6F8A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8a74; }
.text { color: #6f8a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 138 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8a74, #6f8a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F8A74?: #6F8A74 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 #6F8A74?: The RGB value is 111, 138, 116: 111 red, 138 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8A74?: The complementary color is #8A6F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.