#6F7231 Color

#6F7231 is rgb(111, 114, 49) in RGB, hsl(63, 40%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F7231

HEX#6F7231

RGBrgb(111, 114, 49)

HSLhsl(63, 40%, 32%)

HSVhsv(63, 57%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.088 111.4)

LABlab(46.69% -8.36 34.87)

LCHlch(46.69% 35.86 103.49)

What #6F7231 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 #6F7231, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 2.27 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 7.23 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 8.47 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 9.57 Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 10.2 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 10.92

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#6F7231 Channel Values

How #6F7231 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 111 · G 114 · B 49	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 63° · S 40% · L 32%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 63° · S 57% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F7231 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6F7231

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F7231; 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 #6F7231

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 #6F7231 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#6F7231

Protanopia#717131

Protanomaly#717231

Deuteranopia#717131

Deuteranomaly#707131

Tritanopia#756C6C

Tritanomaly#726F5A

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #6F7231 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6f7231: #6F7231;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F7231;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f7231': '#6F7231' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.447, blue: 0.192)

Android XML<color name="color_6f7231">#6F7231</color>

SVG fillfill="#6F7231"

More Yellow Colors

#6F7231 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

#6F7231 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F7231?

#6F7231 is a dark yellow — rgb(111, 114, 49) in RGB and hsl(63, 40%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #6F7231?

#6F7231 is rgb(111, 114, 49) — red 111, green 114, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F7231?

#6F7231 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F7231 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6F7231 scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F7231 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F7231 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 10.2, which is visibly different.

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