What color is #6F9267?

#6F9267 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 #6F9267?

The RGB value is 111, 146, 103: 111 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9267?

The complementary color is #8A6792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9267 color

#6F9267 rgb(111, 146, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9267 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 57.3% green and 40.4% blue (111, 146, 103).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#6F9267 color codes

HEX	`#6F9267`
RGB	`rgb(111, 146, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 57.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 29%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -20.83, 18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 28.17, 137.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.282, 24.916, 16.623)`
Decimal	`7311975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9267, 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 #6F9267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #6F9267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9267; }
.text { color: #6f9267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 146 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9267, #679274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9267?: #6F9267 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 #6F9267?: The RGB value is 111, 146, 103: 111 red, 146 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9267?: The complementary color is #8A6792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.