#6C7F16

Closest named color: Murky Green (#6C7A0E). oklch(56.2% 0.125 120), rgb(108, 127, 22).

Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).

About this color

#6C7F16 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Murky Green (#6C7A0E), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.125)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Murky Green (#6C7A0E)
Black text	4.68:1
White text	4.48:1

Values

HEX	#6C7F16
RGB	rgb(108, 127, 22)
HSL	hsl(71, 70%, 29%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.125 120)

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 #6C7F16	4.48:1	AA large text	Lc -76.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #6C7F16	4.68:1	AA	Lc 33.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6C7F16 text on white	4.48:1	AA large text	Lc 71.0	Content text, not long reading
#6C7F16 text on black	4.68:1	AA	Lc -30.7	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F1

oklch(97.1% 0.007 115.7)
Step 100
100

#E8ECE0

oklch(93.7% 0.017 121.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DDC6

oklch(88.6% 0.032 120.8)
Step 300
300

#BBC79E

oklch(81% 0.057 120.9)
Step 400
400

#99A968

oklch(70.7% 0.09 120)
Step 500
500

#81933C

oklch(63% 0.115 119.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#6C7F16

oklch(56.2% 0.125 120)
Step 700
700

#596A00

oklch(49.3% 0.117 120.1)
Step 800
800

#485609

oklch(42.6% 0.097 120.3)
Step 900
900

#3D4713

oklch(37.7% 0.075 119.5)
Step 950
950

#232A0D

oklch(27% 0.048 121)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6C7F16 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)	#887700	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#857721	0.046
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#73786C	0.106
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.125