What color is #6F967B?

#6F967B 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 #6F967B?

The RGB value is 111, 150, 123: 111 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F967B?

The complementary color is #966F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F967B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F967B color

#6F967B rgb(111, 150, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F967B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 58.8% green and 48.2% blue (111, 150, 123).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#6F967B color codes

HEX	`#6F967B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 150, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 58.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -19.2, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 21.63, 152.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.036, 26.621, 22.765)`
Decimal	`7313019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F967B, 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 #6F967B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F967B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #6F967B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f967b; }
.text { color: #6f967b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f967b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 150 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f967b, #6f968e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6F967B?: #6F967B 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 #6F967B?: The RGB value is 111, 150, 123: 111 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F967B?: The complementary color is #966F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F967B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.