What color is #6F915E?

#6F915E 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 #6F915E?

The RGB value is 111, 145, 94: 111 red, 145 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F915E?

The complementary color is #805E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F915E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F915E color

#6F915E rgb(111, 145, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F915E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 56.9% green and 36.9% blue (111, 145, 94).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#6F915E color codes

HEX	`#6F915E`
RGB	`rgb(111, 145, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 56.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 35%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -21.79, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 31.93, 133.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.701, 24.438, 14.319)`
Decimal	`7311710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F915E, 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 #6F915E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F915E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #6F915E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f915e; }
.text { color: #6f915e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f915e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 145 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f915e, #5e9166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F915E?: #6F915E 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 #6F915E?: The RGB value is 111, 145, 94: 111 red, 145 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F915E?: The complementary color is #805E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F915E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.