#6B9541
Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(62% 0.123 131.3), rgb(107, 149, 65).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#6B9541 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.123 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.123) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Flat Green (#699D4C) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B9541 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 149, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 39%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.123 131.3) |
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 #6B9541 | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B9541 | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B9541 text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B9541 text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.2 | 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
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECE1
oklch(93.5% 0.016 130.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1DEC7
oklch(88.4% 0.034 131.4)
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Step 300
300
#B3C9A1
oklch(80.9% 0.06 131.2)
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Step 400
400
#8BAD6D
oklch(70.6% 0.096 131.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B9541
oklch(62% 0.123 131.3)
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Step 600
600
#568222
oklch(55.5% 0.133 131.2)
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Step 700
700
#466E14
oklch(49% 0.124 131.3)
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Step 800
800
#3A5A14
oklch(42.7% 0.103 131.2)
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Step 900
900
#324A19
oklch(37.7% 0.08 131.2)
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Step 950
950
#1D2B10
oklch(26.9% 0.05 131.6)
#6B9541 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) | #9B8B39 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958847 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8F82 | 0.093 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.123 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B9541
#6B9541
oklch(62% 0.123 131.3)
- #9E6FBC
#9E6FBC
oklch(61.9% 0.123 311.3)
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 #6B9541, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.022
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.023
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.027
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.030
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.031
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.032
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.036
Use #6B9541 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.