What color is #6F988F?

#6F988F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F988F?

The RGB value is 111, 152, 143: 111 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F988F?

The complementary color is #986F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F988F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F988F color

#6F988F rgb(111, 152, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6F988F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 59.6% green and 56.1% blue (111, 152, 143).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#6F988F color codes

HEX	`#6F988F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 152, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 59.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, -16, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 16, 179.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.74, 27.818, 30.153)`
Decimal	`7313551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F988F, 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 #6F988F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F988F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #6F988F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f988f; }
.text { color: #6f988f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f988f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 152 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f988f, #6f8d98); }

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Questions

What color is #6F988F?: #6F988F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F988F?: The RGB value is 111, 152, 143: 111 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F988F?: The complementary color is #986F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F988F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.