What color is #6FB079?

#6FB079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6FB079?

The RGB value is 111, 176, 121: 111 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6FB079?

The complementary color is #B06FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6FB079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6FB079 color

#6FB079 rgb(111, 176, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6FB079 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 69% green and 47.5% blue (111, 176, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#6FB079 color codes

HEX	`#6FB079`
RGB	`rgb(111, 176, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 69%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, -32.45, 21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 39.09, 146.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.531, 35.809, 23.652)`
Decimal	`7319673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6FB079, 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 #6FB079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6FB079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #6FB079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6fb079; }
.text { color: #6fb079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6fb079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 176 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6fb079, #6fb09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6FB079?: #6FB079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6FB079?: The RGB value is 111, 176, 121: 111 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6FB079?: The complementary color is #B06FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6FB079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.