What color is #6F9617?

#6F9617 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9617?

The RGB value is 111, 150, 23: 111 red, 150 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9617?

The complementary color is #3E1796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9617?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9617 color

#6F9617 rgb(111, 150, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9617 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.8% green and 9% blue (111, 150, 23).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#6F9617 color codes

HEX	`#6F9617`
RGB	`rgb(111, 150, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 85%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 85%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, -30.96, 55.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 63.97, 118.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.617, 25.254, 4.757)`
Decimal	`7312919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9617, 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 #6F9617	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9617 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #6F9617 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9617; }
.text { color: #6f9617; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9617; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 150 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9617, #2f9617); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6F9617?: #6F9617 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9617?: The RGB value is 111, 150, 23: 111 red, 150 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9617?: The complementary color is #3E1796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9617?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.