Olive Drab #6B8E23
Olive Drab is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green with hex code #6B8E23 and RGB rgb(107, 142, 35).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.51:1).
About this color
#6B8E23 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.137 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Olive Drab. Black text reads best on it, at 5.51:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.137) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Drab |
| Black text | 5.51:1 |
| White text | 3.80:1 |
Colors that go with Olive Drab
Matches found by rotating Olive Drab around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Olive Drab
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Olive Drab, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Olive Drab, with their ΔE distance.
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.014
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.015
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.021
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.024
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.026
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.035
- Fern Green #548D44 ΔE 0.036
- Swamp #698339 ΔE 0.042
More about Olive Drab
How to make Olive Drab
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts orange
- 2 parts green
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #6D8E31, a difference of ΔE 0.012 from Olive Drab. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Olive Drab in every format
| HEX | #6B8E23 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 142, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 60%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.137 126.3) |
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 #6B8E23 | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6B8E23 | 5.51:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6B8E23 text on white | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6B8E23 text on black | 5.51:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Olive Drab
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
#E6ECDF
oklch(93.5% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3DEC4
oklch(88.5% 0.037 125.9)
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Step 300
300
#B5C99A
oklch(80.9% 0.067 126.6)
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Step 400
400
#8FAD61
oklch(70.7% 0.108 126.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6B8E23
oklch(59.9% 0.137 126.3)
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Step 600
600
#5E8100
oklch(55.6% 0.142 126.3)
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Step 700
700
#4E6C00
oklch(48.9% 0.125 126.3)
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Step 800
800
#405900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
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Step 900
900
#354A09
oklch(37.8% 0.091 126.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2B09
oklch(26.9% 0.056 126.5)
Olive Drab 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) | #96840D | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #91822D | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #708779 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.138 |
Use Olive Drab 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.