What color is #6F9656?

#6F9656 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9656?

The RGB value is 111, 150, 86: 111 red, 150 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9656?

The complementary color is #7D5696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9656?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9656 color

#6F9656 rgb(111, 150, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9656 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.8% green and 33.7% blue (111, 150, 86).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#6F9656 color codes

HEX	`#6F9656`
RGB	`rgb(111, 150, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 43%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -25.49, 29.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 38.98, 130.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.141, 25.864, 12.786)`
Decimal	`7312982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9656, 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 #6F9656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #6F9656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9656; }
.text { color: #6f9656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 150 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9656, #56965d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9656?: #6F9656 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9656?: The RGB value is 111, 150, 86: 111 red, 150 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9656?: The complementary color is #7D5696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9656?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.