What color is #6F9066?

#6F9066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9066?

The RGB value is 111, 144, 102: 111 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9066?

The complementary color is #876690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9066 color

#6F9066 rgb(111, 144, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9066 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 56.5% green and 40% blue (111, 144, 102).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6F9066 color codes

HEX	`#6F9066`
RGB	`rgb(111, 144, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 56.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -19.97, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 27.34, 136.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.926, 24.285, 16.258)`
Decimal	`7311462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9066, 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 #6F9066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #6F9066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9066; }
.text { color: #6f9066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 144 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9066, #669072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9066?: #6F9066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9066?: The RGB value is 111, 144, 102: 111 red, 144 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9066?: The complementary color is #876690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.