#6D8A50

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #6D8A50

The hex code #6D8A50 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 138, and 80.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow, and 46% black. The HSL representation is 90.0° hue, 26.6% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D8A50
RGB109, 138, 80
HSL90.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK21%, 0%, 42%, 46%
HSV90.0°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB54.0, -21.0, 27.7
XYZ16.8, 22.0, 10.9
Decimal7178832

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.40:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D8A50; }
.text-color { color: #6D8A50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D8A50; }

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