What color is #6F9469?

#6F9469 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 #6F9469?

The RGB value is 111, 148, 105: 111 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9469?

The complementary color is #8E6994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9469 color

#6F9469 rgb(111, 148, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9469 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58% green and 41.2% blue (111, 148, 105).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#6F9469 color codes

HEX	`#6F9469`
RGB	`rgb(111, 148, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -21.52, 18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 28.52, 138.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.695, 25.579, 17.261)`
Decimal	`7312489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9469, 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 #6F9469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #6F9469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9469; }
.text { color: #6f9469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 148 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9469, #699478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9469?: #6F9469 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 #6F9469?: The RGB value is 111, 148, 105: 111 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9469?: The complementary color is #8E6994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.