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#6B8E23 Olive Drab

#6B8E23 is Olive Drab.

#6B8E23

Olive Drab

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #6B8E23?

HEX
#6B8E23
RGB
rgb(107, 142, 35)
HSL
hsl(80, 60%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(59.9% 0.137 126)
CMYK
25, 0, 75, 44

#6B8E23 has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #6B8E23
#6B8E23
Same color
White
3.8AA18
Near-black
4.6AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #6B8E23 · 4.6:1

Tints and shades of #6B8E23

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E8FFC9
  2. #BEE67F
  3. #A0C660
  4. #83A741
  5. #6B8E23
  6. #4E6C00
  7. #384F00
  8. #233300
  9. #101A00

Colors that go with #6B8E23

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Olive Drab, #6B8E23 and Kelly Green, #42AF2B become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --olive-drab-1: #6B8E23; /* Olive Drab */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #6B8E23

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (4)