What color is #6F966A?

#6F966A 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 #6F966A?

The RGB value is 111, 150, 106: 111 red, 150 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F966A?

The complementary color is #916A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F966A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F966A color

#6F966A rgb(111, 150, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F966A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.8% green and 41.6% blue (111, 150, 106).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#6F966A color codes

HEX	`#6F966A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 150, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, -22.37, 19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 29.35, 139.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.063, 26.232, 17.639)`
Decimal	`7313002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F966A, 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 #6F966A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F966A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #6F966A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f966a; }
.text { color: #6f966a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f966a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 150 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f966a, #6a967b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F966A?: #6F966A 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 #6F966A?: The RGB value is 111, 150, 106: 111 red, 150 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F966A?: The complementary color is #916A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F966A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.