What color is #6FA86C?

#6FA86C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA86C?

The RGB value is 111, 168, 108: 111 red, 168 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA86C?

The complementary color is #A56CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA86C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA86C color

#6FA86C rgb(111, 168, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FA86C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 65.9% green and 42.4% blue (111, 168, 108).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#6FA86C color codes

HEX	`#6FA86C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 168, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 65.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 36%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 36%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.73, -30.88, 25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.73, 39.9, 140.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.264, 32.466, 19.225)`
Decimal	`7317612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA86C, 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 #6FA86C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA86C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #6FA86C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa86c; }
.text { color: #6fa86c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa86c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 168 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa86c, #6ca887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FA86C?: #6FA86C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA86C?: The RGB value is 111, 168, 108: 111 red, 168 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA86C?: The complementary color is #A56CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA86C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.