What color is #6F8F5C?

#6F8F5C 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 #6F8F5C?

The RGB value is 111, 143, 92: 111 red, 143 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F8F5C?

The complementary color is #7C5C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F8F5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F8F5C color

#6F8F5C rgb(111, 143, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F8F5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 56.1% green and 36.1% blue (111, 143, 92).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6F8F5C color codes

HEX	`#6F8F5C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 143, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 56.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.88, -21.08, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.88, 31.64, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.309, 23.797, 13.752)`
Decimal	`7311196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F8F5C, 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 #6F8F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F8F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6F8F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f8f5c; }
.text { color: #6f8f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f8f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 143 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f8f5c, #5c8f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F8F5C?: #6F8F5C 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 #6F8F5C?: The RGB value is 111, 143, 92: 111 red, 143 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F8F5C?: The complementary color is #7C5C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F8F5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.