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#6A770E Color

#6A770E is rgb(106, 119, 14) in RGB, hsl(67, 79%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 88%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A770E
HEX#6A770E
RGBrgb(106, 119, 14)
HSLhsl(67, 79%, 26%)
HSVhsv(67, 88%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 88%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.12 117.2)
LABlab(47.57% -14.69 48.92)
LCHlch(47.57% 51.07 106.71)

What #6A770E 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 #6A770E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 9.95Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 12.25Khaki Green#728639ΔE 12.29Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 15.1Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 16.25Sap Green#507D2AΔE 16.25

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

#6A770E Channel Values

How #6A770E 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 119 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 79% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 88% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A770E 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A770E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A770E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A770E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A770E
Complementary
#1A0E77
Analogous
#774F0E
Analogous
#36770E
Triadic
#0E6A77
Triadic
#770E6A
Split comp.
#0E3677
Split comp.
#4F0E77

Tints & Shades of #6A770E

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

#93A413
#C0D719
#D4E83B
#DEED68
#E8F396
#F3F9C8

Shades

#5E690C
#525B0B
#464E09
#353B07
#292E05
#1D2004

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A770E.

How #6A770E 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#6A770E
Protanopia#75750E
Protanomaly#71760E
Deuteranopia#737311
Deuteranomaly#6F7510
Tritanopia#727070
Tritanomaly#6F7359
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #6A770E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a770e: #6A770E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A770E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a770e': '#6A770E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.467, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_6a770e">#6A770E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A770E"

More Green Colors

#6A770E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A770E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A770E?

#6A770E is a dark green — rgb(106, 119, 14) in RGB and hsl(67, 79%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #6A770E?

#6A770E is rgb(106, 119, 14) — red 106, green 119, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A770E?

#6A770E converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 88%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A770E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A770E scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A770E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A770E 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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