#6D970B
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(62.2% 0.158 127), rgb(109, 151, 11).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.08:1).
About this color
#6D970B is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.158 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 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.08:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.08:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D970B |
| RGB | rgb(109, 151, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 86%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.158 127) |
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 #6D970B | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6D970B | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc 42.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D970B text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D970B text on black | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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
#F3F7EF
oklch(97.1% 0.011 128.6)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDDD
oklch(93.6% 0.023 126.2)
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Step 200
200
#D1DFC1
oklch(88.5% 0.043 127.7)
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Step 300
300
#B3CA95
oklch(80.8% 0.076 127.1)
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Step 400
400
#8CAF56
oklch(70.8% 0.124 127)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6D970B
oklch(62.2% 0.158 127)
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Step 600
600
#5C8100
oklch(55.4% 0.143 127)
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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
#1E2C03
oklch(27.1% 0.065 126.8)
#6D970B 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) | #9F8C00 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8920 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #728F80 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D970B
#6D970B
oklch(62.2% 0.158 127)
- #A069D0
#A069D0
oklch(62.2% 0.158 307)
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 #6D970B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.022
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.031
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.042
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.042
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.043
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.045
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.045
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.048
Use #6D970B 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.