What color is #6F8D69?

#6F8D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8D69?

The RGB value is 111, 141, 105: 111 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8D69?

The complementary color is #87698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8D69 color

#6F8D69 rgb(111, 141, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8D69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.3% green and 41.2% blue (111, 141, 105).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#6F8D69 color codes

HEX	`#6F8D69`
RGB	`rgb(111, 141, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, -17.88, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 23.89, 138.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.63, 23.449, 16.906)`
Decimal	`7310697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8D69, 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 #6F8D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #6F8D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8d69; }
.text { color: #6f8d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 141 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8d69, #698d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F8D69?: #6F8D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8D69?: The RGB value is 111, 141, 105: 111 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8D69?: The complementary color is #87698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.