What color is #6FA793?

#6FA793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA793?

The RGB value is 111, 167, 147: 111 red, 167 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA793?

The complementary color is #A76F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA793 color

#6FA793 rgb(111, 167, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FA793 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 65.5% green and 57.6% blue (111, 167, 147).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#6FA793 color codes

HEX	`#6FA793`
RGB	`rgb(111, 167, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 65.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, -22.88, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 23.32, 168.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.639, 33.122, 32.64)`
Decimal	`7317395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA793, 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 #6FA793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #6FA793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa793; }
.text { color: #6fa793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 167 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa793, #6f9fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #6FA793?: #6FA793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA793?: The RGB value is 111, 167, 147: 111 red, 167 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA793?: The complementary color is #A76F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.