What color is #6F9187?

#6F9187 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9187?

The RGB value is 111, 145, 135: 111 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9187?

The complementary color is #916F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9187 color

#6F9187 rgb(111, 145, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9187 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 56.9% green and 52.9% blue (111, 145, 135).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#6F9187 color codes

HEX	`#6F9187`
RGB	`rgb(111, 145, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 56.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -14.04, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 14.11, 174.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.053, 25.379, 26.706)`
Decimal	`7311751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9187, 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 #6F9187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #6F9187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9187; }
.text { color: #6f9187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 145 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9187, #6f8a91); }

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Questions

What color is #6F9187?: #6F9187 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9187?: The RGB value is 111, 145, 135: 111 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9187?: The complementary color is #916F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.