What color is #6F957D?

#6F957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F957D?

The RGB value is 111, 149, 125: 111 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F957D?

The complementary color is #956F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F957D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F957D color

#6F957D rgb(111, 149, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F957D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.4% green and 49% blue (111, 149, 125).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#6F957D color codes

HEX	`#6F957D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 149, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, -18.28, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 20.15, 155.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.004, 26.354, 23.378)`
Decimal	`7312765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F957D, 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 #6F957D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F957D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #6F957D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f957d; }
.text { color: #6f957d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f957d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 149 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f957d, #6f9590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F957D?: #6F957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F957D?: The RGB value is 111, 149, 125: 111 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F957D?: The complementary color is #956F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F957D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.