What color is #6FA461?

#6FA461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA461?

The RGB value is 111, 164, 97: 111 red, 164 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA461?

The complementary color is #9661A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA461 color

#6FA461 rgb(111, 164, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FA461 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 64.3% green and 38% blue (111, 164, 97).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#6FA461 color codes

HEX	`#6FA461`
RGB	`rgb(111, 164, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 64.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -30.7, 29.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 42.45, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.988, 30.793, 16.092)`
Decimal	`7316577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA461, 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 #6FA461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6FA461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa461; }
.text { color: #6fa461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 164 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa461, #61a474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #6FA461?: #6FA461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA461?: The RGB value is 111, 164, 97: 111 red, 164 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA461?: The complementary color is #9661A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.