What color is #6F976D?

#6F976D 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 #6F976D?

The RGB value is 111, 151, 109: 111 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F976D?

The complementary color is #956D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F976D?

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.

#6F976D color

#6F976D rgb(111, 151, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F976D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 59.2% green and 42.7% blue (111, 151, 109).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% 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 6.32:1).

#6F976D color codes

HEX	`#6F976D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 151, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 59.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -22.35, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 28.59, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.382, 26.616, 18.529)`
Decimal	`7313261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F976D, 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 #6F976D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F976D 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 #6F976D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f976d; }
.text { color: #6f976d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f976d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 151 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f976d, #6d9780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F976D?: #6F976D 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 #6F976D?: The RGB value is 111, 151, 109: 111 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F976D?: The complementary color is #956D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F976D?: 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.