#6E730C Color

#6E730C is rgb(110, 115, 12) in RGB, hsl(63, 81%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 90%, 55%) 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 9.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E730C

HEX#6E730C

RGBrgb(110, 115, 12)

HSLhsl(63, 81%, 25%)

HSVhsv(63, 90%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 90%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.115 112.8)

LABlab(46.69% -10.87 48.84)

LCHlch(46.69% 50.04 102.54)

What #6E730C 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 #6E730C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 9.13 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 13 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13.76 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 14.38 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 15.54 Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 15.93

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#6E730C Channel Values

How #6E730C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 110 · G 115 · B 12	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 63° · S 81% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 63° · S 90% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E730C 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E730C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E730C; 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 #6E730C

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.

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How #6E730C 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#6E730C

Protanopia#72720C

Protanomaly#71730C

Deuteranopia#71710D

Deuteranomaly#70720D

Tritanopia#756C6C

Tritanomaly#726F55

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #6E730C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e730c: #6E730C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E730C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e730c': '#6E730C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.451, blue: 0.047)

Android XML<color name="color_6e730c">#6E730C</color>

SVG fillfill="#6E730C"

More Yellow Colors

#6E730C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#6E730C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E730C?

#6E730C is a dark yellow — rgb(110, 115, 12) in RGB and hsl(63, 81%, 25%) 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 9.13.

What is the RGB value of #6E730C?

#6E730C is rgb(110, 115, 12) — red 110, green 115, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E730C?

#6E730C converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 90%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E730C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E730C scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E730C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E730C 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 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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