#6F9232
Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(61.4% 0.13 127), rgb(111, 146, 50).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.83:1).
About this color
#6F9232 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.83:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.130) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab (#6B8E23) |
| Black text | 5.83:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F9232 |
| RGB | rgb(111, 146, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 49%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.13 127) |
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 #6F9232 | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6F9232 | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6F9232 text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6F9232 text on black | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#F4F7F1
oklch(97.2% 0.009 128.6)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECDF
oklch(93.5% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3DEC5
oklch(88.5% 0.036 126.6)
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Step 300
300
#B5C99D
oklch(80.9% 0.064 127.7)
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Step 400
400
#8FAC66
oklch(70.6% 0.101 127.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6F9232
oklch(61.4% 0.13 127)
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Step 600
600
#5D8106
oklch(55.5% 0.141 126.8)
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Step 700
700
#4D6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.1)
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Step 800
800
#3F5902
oklch(42.7% 0.109 126.8)
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Step 900
900
#354910
oklch(37.6% 0.084 127)
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Step 950
950
#1F2B0C
oklch(27% 0.053 127.4)
#6F9232 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) | #998826 | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958639 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #738B7E | 0.104 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.130 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F9232
#6F9232
oklch(61.4% 0.13 127)
- #996DC1
#996DC1
oklch(61.3% 0.131 307.1)
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 #6F9232, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.016
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.022
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.026
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.028
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.032
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.033
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.038
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.038
Use #6F9232 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.