What color is #6F8E31?

#6F8E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F8E31?

The RGB value is 111, 142, 49: 111 red, 142 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8E31?

The complementary color is #50318E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8E31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8E31 color

#6F8E31 rgb(111, 142, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 55.7% green and 19.2% blue (111, 142, 49).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 49% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#6F8E31 color codes

HEX	`#6F8E31`
RGB	`rgb(111, 142, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 55.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 49%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 65%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, -25.6, 44.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 51.32, 119.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.783, 22.947, 6.45)`
Decimal	`7310897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8E31, 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 #6F8E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #6F8E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8e31; }
.text { color: #6f8e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 142 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8e31, #418e31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F8E31?: #6F8E31 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F8E31?: The RGB value is 111, 142, 49: 111 red, 142 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8E31?: The complementary color is #50318E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8E31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.