What color is #6F9574?

#6F9574 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 #6F9574?

The RGB value is 111, 149, 116: 111 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9574?

The complementary color is #956F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9574 color

#6F9574 rgb(111, 149, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9574 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.4% green and 45.5% blue (111, 149, 116).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#6F9574 color codes

HEX	`#6F9574`
RGB	`rgb(111, 149, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, -20.04, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 24.04, 146.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.454, 26.135, 20.486)`
Decimal	`7312756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9574, 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 #6F9574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #6F9574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9574; }
.text { color: #6f9574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 149 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9574, #6f9587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9574?: #6F9574 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 #6F9574?: The RGB value is 111, 149, 116: 111 red, 149 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9574?: The complementary color is #956F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.