What color is #6F987C?

#6F987C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F987C?

The RGB value is 111, 152, 124: 111 red, 152 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F987C?

The complementary color is #986F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F987C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F987C color

#6F987C rgb(111, 152, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F987C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 59.6% green and 48.6% blue (111, 152, 124).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#6F987C color codes

HEX	`#6F987C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 152, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 59.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, -20.04, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 22.52, 152.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.421, 27.29, 23.204)`
Decimal	`7313532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F987C, 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 #6F987C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F987C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #6F987C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f987c; }
.text { color: #6f987c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f987c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 152 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f987c, #6f9890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #6F987C?: #6F987C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F987C?: The RGB value is 111, 152, 124: 111 red, 152 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F987C?: The complementary color is #986F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F987C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.