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#6B7902 Color

#6B7902 is rgb(107, 121, 2) in RGB, hsl(67, 97%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 98%, 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 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B7902
HEX#6B7902
RGBrgb(107, 121, 2)
HSLhsl(67, 97%, 24%)
HSVhsv(67, 98%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 98%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.126 117.5)
LABlab(48.24% -15.45 51.88)
LCHlch(48.24% 54.14 106.58)

What #6B7902 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 #6B7902, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 8.28Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 11.6Khaki Green#728639ΔE 14.66Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 16.97Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 17.45Sap Green#507D2AΔE 17.77

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

#6B7902 Channel Values

How #6B7902 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 107 · G 121 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 97% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 98% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B7902 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B7902 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B7902

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B7902; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B7902
Complementary
#100279
Analogous
#794B02
Analogous
#2F7902
Triadic
#026B79
Triadic
#79026B
Split comp.
#022F79
Split comp.
#4B0279

Tints & Shades of #6B7902

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

#9CB003
#C8E203
#E2FC22
#E9FC54
#F0FD8B
#F7FEBE

Shades

#5D6902
#505A01
#434B01
#3A4101
#2C3201
#1F2301

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B7902.

How #6B7902 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#6B7902
Protanopia#777703
Protanomaly#727802
Deuteranopia#757506
Deuteranomaly#717604
Tritanopia#737272
Tritanomaly#707559
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #6B7902 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b7902: #6B7902;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B7902;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b7902': '#6B7902' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.475, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_6b7902">#6B7902</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B7902"

More Green Colors

#6B7902 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B7902 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B7902?

#6B7902 is a dark green — rgb(107, 121, 2) in RGB and hsl(67, 97%, 24%) 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 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #6B7902?

#6B7902 is rgb(107, 121, 2) — red 107, green 121, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B7902?

#6B7902 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 98%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B7902 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B7902 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B7902 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B7902 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 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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