#6E9121
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(60.9% 0.141 125.9), rgb(110, 145, 33).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.73:1).
About this color
#6E9121 is a medium-dark, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.73:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.73:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E9121 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 145, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 63%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.141 125.9) |
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 #6E9121 | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E9121 | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E9121 text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E9121 text on black | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc -37.6 | 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
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECDE
oklch(93.5% 0.02 125.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3DEC3
oklch(88.5% 0.038 125.3)
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Step 300
300
#B5C999
oklch(80.8% 0.069 126.3)
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Step 400
400
#90AD5E
oklch(70.7% 0.111 125.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E9121
oklch(60.9% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F6C00
oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
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Step 800
800
#405900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
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Step 900
900
#354A05
oklch(37.8% 0.093 126.4)
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Step 950
950
#1F2B08
oklch(26.9% 0.058 126.2)
#6E9121 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) | #998706 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #94852C | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #738A7C | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E9121
#6E9121
oklch(60.9% 0.141 125.9)
- #986AC5
#986AC5
oklch(60.9% 0.141 306)
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 #6E9121, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.010
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.011
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.024
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.030
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.031
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.033
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.041
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.042
Use #6E9121 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.