#6E8D2C#6E8D2C
#6E8D2C is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.128 H 125.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E8D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 141, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 0%, 68.8%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.60, -25.90, 46.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.60, 52.94, 119.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.98% -0.0744 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.98% 0.128 125.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4100, 22.5464, 5.8697) |
| Luminance | 0.2255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Olivedrab
#6B8E23
ΔE00 1.22
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 2.21
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 3.25
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 3.57
Khaki Green
#728639
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Yellow Green
#728F02
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E8D2C #4B2C8D
analogous
#8D7C2C #6E8D2C #3E8D2C
triadic
#6E8D2C #2C6E8D #8D2C6E
tetradic
#6E8D2C #2C8D7C #4B2C8D #8D2C3E
square
#6E8D2C #2C8D7C #4B2C8D #8D2C3E
split-complementary
#6E8D2C #2C3E8D #7C2C8D
monochromatic
#25300F #4A5E1D #6E8D2C #92BC3B #ADCF65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#6E8D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#6E8D2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6E8D2C
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E8D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E8D2C | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95841E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908234
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#738679
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e8d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 141, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.128 125.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9aae6b',
500: '#6e8d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e8d2c; $custom-light: #9aae6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e8d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 141,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.175,
"s": 52.432,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5998,
"c": 0.12842,
"h": 125.4
},
"luminance": 0.22547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E8D2C
secondary
#7B60B5
accent
#4CDC7A
background
#F9FAF6
surface
#F2F4EB
border
#CCCEC6
text
#0E1007
muted
#7E7F7A