What color is #6F9259?

#6F9259 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 #6F9259?

The RGB value is 111, 146, 89: 111 red, 146 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9259?

The complementary color is #7C5992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9259?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9259 color

#6F9259 rgb(111, 146, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9259 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 57.3% green and 34.9% blue (111, 146, 89).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#6F9259 color codes

HEX	`#6F9259`
RGB	`rgb(111, 146, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 57.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -23.06, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 35.02, 131.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.637, 24.658, 13.227)`
Decimal	`7311961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9259, 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 #6F9259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #6F9259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9259; }
.text { color: #6f9259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 146 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9259, #599260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9259?: #6F9259 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 #6F9259?: The RGB value is 111, 146, 89: 111 red, 146 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9259?: The complementary color is #7C5992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9259?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.