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#6E7642 Color

#6E7642 is rgb(110, 118, 66) in RGB, hsl(69, 28%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E7642
HEX#6E7642
RGBrgb(110, 118, 66)
HSLhsl(69, 28%, 36%)
HSVhsv(69, 44%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.074 116.1)
LABlab(47.99% -9.59 27.47)
LCHlch(47.99% 29.10 109.25)

What #6E7642 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 #6E7642, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 7.49Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 9.19Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.28Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 12.38Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 12.64Dark Tan#918151ΔE 12.64

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

#6E7642 Channel Values

How #6E7642 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 110 · G 118 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 28% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 44% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.85:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E7642 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 text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E7642

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E7642; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E7642
Complementary
#4A4276
Analogous
#766442
Analogous
#547642
Triadic
#426E76
Triadic
#76426E
Split comp.
#425476
Split comp.
#644276

Tints & Shades of #6E7642

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

#899353
#A1AB69
#B3BB86
#C4CAA0
#D6DABE
#E8EBDB

Shades

#5F6539
#525832
#434828
#373B21
#282A18
#1B1D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E7642.

How #6E7642 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#6E7642
Protanopia#757542
Protanomaly#727542
Deuteranopia#737342
Deuteranomaly#717442
Tritanopia#737171
Tritanomaly#717362
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #6E7642 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e7642: #6E7642;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E7642;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e7642': '#6E7642' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.463, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_6e7642">#6E7642</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E7642"

More Green Colors

#6E7642 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6E7642 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E7642?

#6E7642 is a dark green — rgb(110, 118, 66) in RGB and hsl(69, 28%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #6E7642?

#6E7642 is rgb(110, 118, 66) — red 110, green 118, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E7642?

#6E7642 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E7642 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E7642 scores 4.85:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E7642 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E7642 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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