What color is #6F8D79?

#6F8D79 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 #6F8D79?

The RGB value is 111, 141, 121: 111 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8D79?

The complementary color is #8D6F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8D79 color

#6F8D79 rgb(111, 141, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8D79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (111, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#6F8D79 color codes

HEX	`#6F8D79`
RGB	`rgb(111, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, -14.85, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 16.51, 154.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.531, 23.809, 21.652)`
Decimal	`7310713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8D79, 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 #6F8D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #6F8D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8d79; }
.text { color: #6f8d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8d79, #6f8d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F8D79?: #6F8D79 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 #6F8D79?: The RGB value is 111, 141, 121: 111 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8D79?: The complementary color is #8D6F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.