#6A930E
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(61% 0.154 127.1), rgb(106, 147, 14).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.79:1).
About this color
#6A930E is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.79:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 5.79:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A930E |
| RGB | rgb(106, 147, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 83%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.154 127.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6A930E | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A930E | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A930E text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A930E text on black | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc -38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F0
oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDDD
oklch(93.6% 0.023 126.2)
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Step 200
200
#D2DFC1
oklch(88.6% 0.043 126.4)
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Step 300
300
#B3CA96
oklch(80.8% 0.075 127.4)
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Step 400
400
#8CAE58
oklch(70.6% 0.12 127)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A930E
oklch(61% 0.154 127.1)
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Step 600
600
#5C8200
oklch(55.7% 0.144 127.3)
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Step 700
700
#4D6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.1)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#334A00
oklch(37.6% 0.097 127.1)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C04
oklch(27.1% 0.064 127)
#6A930E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #9B8800 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #968621 | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F8C7D | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A930E
#6A930E
oklch(61% 0.154 127.1)
- #9C67CA
#9C67CA
oklch(61.1% 0.153 307.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6A930E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.014
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.020
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.030
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.031
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.040
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.040
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.046
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.046
Use #6A930E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.