What color is #6F9B6D?

#6F9B6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9B6D?

The RGB value is 111, 155, 109: 111 red, 155 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9B6D?

The complementary color is #996D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9B6D color

#6F9B6D rgb(111, 155, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F9B6D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 60.8% green and 42.7% blue (111, 155, 109).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#6F9B6D color codes

HEX	`#6F9B6D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 155, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 60.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 30%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, -24.37, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 31.19, 141.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.036, 27.926, 18.747)`
Decimal	`7314285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9B6D, 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 #6F9B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F9B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #6F9B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9b6d; }
.text { color: #6f9b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 155 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9b6d, #6d9b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #6F9B6D?: #6F9B6D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9B6D?: The RGB value is 111, 155, 109: 111 red, 155 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9B6D?: The complementary color is #996D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.