HEX atlas value

#6AAE3D

#6AAE3D is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 174, 61, HSL 96, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3367, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#6AAE3D Sample readable text

HEX #6AAE3D

RGB rgb(106, 174, 61)

HSL hsl(96 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3367

Contrast Black 7.73:1White 2.72:1

CSS

--color-6aae3d: #6AAE3D;
.background-6aae3d { background-color: #6AAE3D; }
.text-6aae3d { color: #6AAE3D; }

Luminance0.3367

Black text7.73:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA 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":"#6AAE3D","rgb":[106,174,61],"hsl":[96,48,46],"cmyk":[39,0,65,32],"luminance":0.3367,"contrast":{"black":7.73,"white":2.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9ACF77","hex":"#9ACF77","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.57,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#65C723","hex":"#65C723","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.75,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2AE3D","hex":"#A2AE3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#3DAE48","hex":"#3DAE48","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.35,"contrastWhite":2.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6aae3d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#813DAE","analogous":["#A2AE3D","#3DAE48"],"triadic":["#3D6AAE","#AE3D6A"],"tetradic":["#3DA2AE","#813DAE","#AE483D"],"splitComplementary":["#483DAE","#AE3DA2"],"monochromatic":["#9ACF77","#6AAE3D","#416A25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9ACF77","dark":"#416A25","saturated":"#65C723","desaturated":"#6F9457","pastel":"#B0CD9D","neon":"#72FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":41.24318125460256},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":41.24318125460256},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":44.68780594300866},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":48.2078831727758},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":50.12983143797713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6AAE3D

#6AAE3D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #6AAE3D is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 106, 174, and 61, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 48% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3367, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.73:1AA Pass

White text2.72:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6AAE3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9ACF77#000000 text · best 11.57:1#9ACF77

#65C723#000000 text · best 9.75:1#65C723

#A2AE3D#000000 text · best 8.66:1#A2AE3D

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#3DAE48#000000 text · best 7.35:1#3DAE48

Generated Palette

#6AAE3D#6AAE3D

#813DAE#813DAE

#A2AE3D#A2AE3D

#3DAE48#3DAE48

#9ACF77#9ACF77

#416A25#416A25

Color Harmonies

#813DAE#813DAE

#A2AE3D#A2AE3D

#3DAE48#3DAE48

#3D6AAE#3D6AAE

#AE3D6A#AE3D6A

Variants

#9ACF77#9ACF77

#416A25#416A25

#65C723#65C723

#6F9457#6F9457

#B0CD9D#B0CD9D

#72FF14#72FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#6AAE3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6AAE3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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