What color is #6F9874?

#6F9874 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 #6F9874?

The RGB value is 111, 152, 116: 111 red, 152 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9874?

The complementary color is #986F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9874 color

#6F9874 rgb(111, 152, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9874 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 59.6% green and 45.5% blue (111, 152, 116).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#6F9874 color codes

HEX	`#6F9874`
RGB	`rgb(111, 152, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 59.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -21.59, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 26.02, 146.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.935, 27.096, 20.647)`
Decimal	`7313524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9874, 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 #6F9874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #6F9874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9874; }
.text { color: #6f9874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 152 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9874, #6f9888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9874?: #6F9874 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 #6F9874?: The RGB value is 111, 152, 116: 111 red, 152 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9874?: The complementary color is #986F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.