What color is #6F9A82?

#6F9A82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9A82?

The RGB value is 111, 154, 130: 111 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9A82?

The complementary color is #9A6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9A82 color

#6F9A82 rgb(111, 154, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9A82 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 60.4% green and 51% blue (111, 154, 130).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#6F9A82 color codes

HEX	`#6F9A82`
RGB	`rgb(111, 154, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 60.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -19.86, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 21.38, 158.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.139, 28.101, 25.372)`
Decimal	`7314050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9A82, 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 #6F9A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #6F9A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9a82; }
.text { color: #6f9a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 154 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9a82, #6f9a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6F9A82?: #6F9A82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9A82?: The RGB value is 111, 154, 130: 111 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9A82?: The complementary color is #9A6F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.