What color is #6F8D61?

#6F8D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8D61?

The RGB value is 111, 141, 97: 111 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8D61?

The complementary color is #7F618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8D61 color

#6F8D61 rgb(111, 141, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8D61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.3% green and 38% blue (111, 141, 97).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6F8D61 color codes

HEX	`#6F8D61`
RGB	`rgb(111, 141, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -19.25, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 27.85, 133.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.238, 23.292, 14.842)`
Decimal	`7310689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8D61, 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 #6F8D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #6F8D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8d61; }
.text { color: #6f8d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 141 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8d61, #618d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F8D61?: #6F8D61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8D61?: The RGB value is 111, 141, 97: 111 red, 141 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8D61?: The complementary color is #7F618D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.