What color is #6F9240?

#6F9240 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9240?

The RGB value is 111, 146, 64: 111 red, 146 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9240?

The complementary color is #634092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9240?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9240 color

#6F9240 rgb(111, 146, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9240 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 57.3% green and 25.1% blue (111, 146, 64).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F9240 color codes

HEX	`#6F9240`
RGB	`rgb(111, 146, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 57.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 56%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 56%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, -26.19, 38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 46.97, 123.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.76, 24.307, 8.606)`
Decimal	`7311936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9240, 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 #6F9240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6F9240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9240; }
.text { color: #6f9240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 146 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9240, #469240); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F9240?: #6F9240 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9240?: The RGB value is 111, 146, 64: 111 red, 146 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9240?: The complementary color is #634092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9240?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.