Named color

Agave

Agave color #6F8F72: RGB 111, 143, 114 and HSL 126°, 13%, 50%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#6F8F72 green cool muted earth-tone

HEX #6F8F72

RGB rgb(111, 143, 114)

HSL hsl(126 13% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 20, 44)

Luminance 0.2424

Contrast Black 5.85:1White 3.59:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-agave: #6F8F72;
.bg-agave { background-color: #6F8F72; }
.text-agave { color: #6F8F72; }

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Color meaning and use

About Agave Color

Agave uses HEX #6F8F72, RGB 111, 143, 114, and HSL 126°, 13%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2424; black contrast is 5.85:1 and white contrast is 3.59:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Agave against black and white text.

Black text5.85:1AA Pass

White text3.59:1AA Fail

AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A

AAA text optionsNone in seed set

Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Agave Color Reference Infographic

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Agave color reference infographic showing #6F8F72, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast. — Agave color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.

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Color Harmonies

#906F8D#906F8D #7C906F#7C906F #6F9083#6F9083 #726F90#726F90 #90726F#90726F

Open full Agave harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#A3B8A5#A3B8A5 #475C49#475C49 #53AC5C#53AC5C Grey#808080 #BFBFBF#BFBFBF #29FF3E#29FF3E

Pairings

Black#000000 #906F8D#906F8D #7C906F#7C906F #6F9083#6F9083 Matte Black#1A1A1A White Smoke#F5F5F5

Luminance0.2424

Black text5.85:1AA Pass

White text3.59:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#6F8F72",
  "rgb": [
    111,
    143,
    114
  ],
  "hsl": [
    126,
    13,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    22,
    0,
    20,
    44
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2424,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.85,
    "white": 3.59
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#906F8D",
  "analogous": [
    "#7C906F",
    "#6F9083"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#726F90",
    "#90726F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#6F7C90",
    "#906F8D",
    "#90836F"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#836F90",
    "#906F7C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#A3B8A5",
    "#6F8F72",
    "#475C49"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#A3B8A5",
  "dark": "#475C49",
  "saturated": "#53AC5C",
  "desaturated": "#808080",
  "pastel": "#BFBFBF",
  "neon": "#29FF3E"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#906F8D",
    "#7C906F",
    "#6F9083"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#808080",
    "#A3B8A5"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#A3B8A5",
    "#808080"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "smoke",
    "eucalyptus",
    "oxidized-copper",
    "zinc",
    "steel-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "agave"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "agave-vs-eucalyptus",
    "agave-vs-smoke",
    "moss-green-vs-agave"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/agave",
    "/wcag/agave",
    "/css/colors/agave",
    "/hex/6f8f72",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/agave"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/smoke",
      "/colors/eucalyptus",
      "/colors/oxidized-copper",
      "/colors/zinc",
      "/colors/steel-gray",
      "/compare/agave-vs-eucalyptus",
      "/compare/agave-vs-smoke",
      "/compare/moss-green-vs-agave",
      "/harmonies/agave",
      "/wcag/agave",
      "/css/colors/agave",
      "/hex/6f8f72",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "agave",
  "name": "Agave",
  "hex": "#6F8F72",
  "uses": [
    "botanical palettes",
    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
    "seasonal-editorial-palettes",
    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    111,
    143,
    114
  ],
  "hsl": [
    126,
    13,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    22,
    0,
    20,
    44
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2424,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.85,
    "white": 3.59
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#906F8D",
    "analogous": [
      "#7C906F",
      "#6F9083"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#726F90",
      "#90726F"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#6F7C90",
      "#906F8D",
      "#90836F"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#836F90",
      "#906F7C"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#A3B8A5",
      "#6F8F72",
      "#475C49"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#A3B8A5",
    "dark": "#475C49",
    "saturated": "#53AC5C",
    "desaturated": "#808080",
    "pastel": "#BFBFBF",
    "neon": "#29FF3E"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-agave: #6F8F72;",
    "utility": ".bg-agave { background-color: #6F8F72; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-agave { color: #6F8F72; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "smoke",
    "eucalyptus",
    "oxidized-copper",
    "zinc",
    "steel-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "agave"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "agave-vs-eucalyptus",
    "agave-vs-smoke",
    "moss-green-vs-agave"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/agave",
    "/wcag/agave",
    "/css/colors/agave",
    "/hex/6f8f72",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/agave"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/smoke",
      "/colors/eucalyptus",
      "/colors/oxidized-copper",
      "/colors/zinc",
      "/colors/steel-gray",
      "/compare/agave-vs-eucalyptus",
      "/compare/agave-vs-smoke",
      "/compare/moss-green-vs-agave",
      "/harmonies/agave",
      "/wcag/agave",
      "/css/colors/agave",
      "/hex/6f8f72",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#906F8D",
      "#7C906F",
      "#6F9083"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#808080",
      "#A3B8A5"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#A3B8A5",
      "#808080"
    ]
  }
}

Agave

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About Agave Color

WCAG Accessibility

Agave Color Reference Infographic

Color Harmonies

Variants

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