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#6A723B Color

#6A723B is rgb(106, 114, 59) in RGB, hsl(69, 32%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A723B
HEX#6A723B
RGBrgb(106, 114, 59)
HSLhsl(69, 32%, 34%)
HSVhsv(69, 48%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.078 115.9)
LABlab(46.36% -9.86 29.18)
LCHlch(46.36% 30.80 108.67)

What #6A723B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6A723B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 5.73Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.75Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 8.99Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.84Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 11.79Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 12.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#6A723B Channel Values

How #6A723B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 106 · G 114 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 32% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 48% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A723B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A723B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A723B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A723B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A723B
Complementary
#433B72
Analogous
#725F3B
Analogous
#4E723B
Triadic
#3B6A72
Triadic
#723B6A
Split comp.
#3B4E72
Split comp.
#5F3B72

Tints & Shades of #6A723B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86914B
#A0AC5D
#B2BB7C
#C6CD9D
#D7DCBC
#E9ECDA

Shades

#5E6534
#4E542B
#424724
#35391D
#292C17
#191B0E

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How #6A723B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6A723B
Protanopia#71713B
Protanomaly#6E713B
Deuteranopia#6F6F3B
Deuteranomaly#6D703B
Tritanopia#6F6D6D
Tritanomaly#6D6F5D
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #6A723B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6a723b: #6A723B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A723B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a723b': '#6A723B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.447, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_6a723b">#6A723B</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A723B"

More Green Colors

#6A723B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A723B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A723B?

#6A723B is a dark green — rgb(106, 114, 59) in RGB and hsl(69, 32%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #6A723B?

#6A723B is rgb(106, 114, 59) — red 106, green 114, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A723B?

#6A723B converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A723B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A723B scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A723B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A723B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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