What color is #6F996A?

#6F996A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F996A?

The RGB value is 111, 153, 106: 111 red, 153 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F996A?

The complementary color is #946A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F996A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F996A color

#6F996A rgb(111, 153, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F996A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 60% green and 41.6% blue (111, 153, 106).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#6F996A color codes

HEX	`#6F996A`
RGB	`rgb(111, 153, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 60%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, -23.88, 20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 31.3, 139.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.548, 27.202, 17.801)`
Decimal	`7313770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F996A, 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 #6F996A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F996A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #6F996A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f996a; }
.text { color: #6f996a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f996a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 153 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f996a, #6a997c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F996A?: #6F996A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F996A?: The RGB value is 111, 153, 106: 111 red, 153 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F996A?: The complementary color is #946A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F996A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.