What color is #6FA87C?

#6FA87C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA87C?

The RGB value is 111, 168, 124: 111 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA87C?

The complementary color is #A86F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA87C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA87C color

#6FA87C rgb(111, 168, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FA87C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 65.9% green and 48.6% blue (111, 168, 124).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#6FA87C color codes

HEX	`#6FA87C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 168, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 65.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, -28.07, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 32.8, 148.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.195, 32.839, 24.129)`
Decimal	`7317628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA87C, 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 #6FA87C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA87C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #6FA87C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa87c; }
.text { color: #6fa87c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa87c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 168 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa87c, #6fa899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FA87C?: #6FA87C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA87C?: The RGB value is 111, 168, 124: 111 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA87C?: The complementary color is #A86F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA87C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.