What color is #6FA999?

#6FA999 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FA999?

The RGB value is 111, 169, 153: 111 red, 169 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FA999?

The complementary color is #A96F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FA999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FA999 color

#6FA999 rgb(111, 169, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FA999 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 66.3% green and 60% blue (111, 169, 153).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#6FA999 color codes

HEX	`#6FA999`
RGB	`rgb(111, 169, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 66.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, -22.55, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 22.67, 174.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.491, 34.054, 35.308)`
Decimal	`7317913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FA999, 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 #6FA999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FA999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #6FA999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fa999; }
.text { color: #6fa999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fa999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 169 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fa999, #6f9ca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #6FA999?: #6FA999 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FA999?: The RGB value is 111, 169, 153: 111 red, 169 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FA999?: The complementary color is #A96F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FA999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.