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#6A7240 Color

#6A7240 is rgb(106, 114, 64) in RGB, hsl(70, 28%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A7240
HEX#6A7240
RGBrgb(106, 114, 64)
HSLhsl(70, 28%, 35%)
HSVhsv(70, 44%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.072 116.4)
LABlab(46.42% -9.43 26.55)
LCHlch(46.42% 28.17 109.55)

What #6A7240 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 #6A7240, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 7.37Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 7.89Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 8.9Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 11.6Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 12.35Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.83

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

#6A7240 Channel Values

How #6A7240 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 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 28% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 44% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A7240 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A7240

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A7240; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A7240
Complementary
#494072
Analogous
#726240
Analogous
#517240
Triadic
#406A72
Triadic
#72406A
Split comp.
#405172
Split comp.
#624072

Tints & Shades of #6A7240

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

#859051
#9EA966
#B0B983
#C3CAA0
#D6DABE
#E8EBDB

Shades

#5E6539
#4F5530
#434828
#33371F
#272A18
#181A0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A7240.

How #6A7240 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#6A7240
Protanopia#717140
Protanomaly#6E7140
Deuteranopia#6F6F40
Deuteranomaly#6D7040
Tritanopia#6F6D6D
Tritanomaly#6D6F5E
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #6A7240 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a7240: #6A7240;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A7240;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a7240': '#6A7240' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.447, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_6a7240">#6A7240</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A7240"

More Green Colors

#6A7240 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A7240 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A7240?

#6A7240 is a dark green — rgb(106, 114, 64) in RGB and hsl(70, 28%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #6A7240?

#6A7240 is rgb(106, 114, 64) — red 106, green 114, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A7240?

#6A7240 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A7240 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A7240 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A7240 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A7240 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 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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