#6E8B2D#6E8B2D
#6E8B2D is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.125 H 124.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E8B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 139, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.99, -24.84, 45.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.99, 51.50, 118.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.49% -0.0714 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.49% 0.125 124.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1368, 21.9695, 5.8725) |
| Luminance | 0.2197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Olivedrab
#6B8E23
ΔE00 1.80
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 2.28
Khaki Green
#728639
ΔE00 3.02
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 3.11
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.77
Swamp
#698339
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E8B2D #4A2D8B
analogous
#8B792D #6E8B2D #3F8B2D
triadic
#6E8B2D #2D6E8B #8B2D6E
tetradic
#6E8B2D #2D8B79 #4A2D8B #8B2D3F
square
#6E8B2D #2D8B79 #4A2D8B #8B2D3F
split-complementary
#6E8B2D #2D3F8B #792D8B
monochromatic
#252F0F #495D1E #6E8B2D #93B93C #ADCD65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#6E8B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#6E8B2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6E8B2D
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E8B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E8B2D | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938220
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#738478
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e8b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 139, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.125 124.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9aad6b',
500: '#6e8b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e8b2d; $custom-light: #9aad6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e8b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 139,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.511,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59492,
"c": 0.12497,
"h": 124.8
},
"luminance": 0.2197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E8B2D
secondary
#7A60B4
accent
#4DDB79
background
#F9FAF6
surface
#F2F4EB
border
#CCCEC6
text
#0E1007
muted
#7E7F7A