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#6D802D Color

#6D802D is rgb(109, 128, 45) in RGB, hsl(74, 48%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 65%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6D802D
HEX#6D802D
RGBrgb(109, 128, 45)
HSLhsl(74, 48%, 34%)
HSVhsv(74, 65%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 65%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.111 121)
LABlab(50.73% -16.60 41.03)
LCHlch(50.73% 44.26 112.03)

What #6D802D 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 #6D802D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6D802D Channel Values

How #6D802D 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 109 · G 128 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 48% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 65% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6D802D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6D802D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6D802D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6D802D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6D802D.

How #6D802D 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#6D802D
Protanopia#7D7D2D
Protanomaly#777E2D
Deuteranopia#7A7A2F
Deuteranomaly#757D2E
Tritanopia#757979
Tritanomaly#727C63
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6D802D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6d802d: #6D802D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6D802D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6d802d': '#6D802D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.502, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_6d802d">#6D802D</color>
SVG fillfill="#6D802D"

More Green Colors

#6D802D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6D802D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6D802D?

#6D802D is a dark green — rgb(109, 128, 45) in RGB and hsl(74, 48%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.74.

What is the RGB value of #6D802D?

#6D802D is rgb(109, 128, 45) — red 109, green 128, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6D802D?

#6D802D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 65%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6D802D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6D802D scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6D802D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6D802D 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 11.98, which is visibly different.

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