HEX atlas value

#6B9E61

#6B9E61 is a cool green HEX color close to Agave. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 158, 97, HSL 110, 24%, 50%, has luminance 0.2844, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#6B9E61 Sample readable text

HEX #6B9E61

RGB rgb(107, 158, 97)

HSL hsl(110 24% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(32, 0, 39, 38)

Luminance 0.2844

Contrast Black 6.69:1White 3.14:1

CSS

--color-6b9e61: #6B9E61;
.background-6b9e61 { background-color: #6B9E61; }
.text-6b9e61 { color: #6B9E61; }

Luminance0.2844

Black text6.69:1AA Pass

White text3.14:1AA 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":"#6B9E61","rgb":[107,158,97],"hsl":[110,24,50],"cmyk":[32,0,39,38],"luminance":0.2844,"contrast":{"black":6.69,"white":3.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A0C19A","hex":"#A0C19A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.59,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#58BA45","hex":"#58BA45","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.52,"contrastWhite":2.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A9E61","hex":"#8A9E61","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.14,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#619E75","hex":"#619E75","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.66,"contrastWhite":3.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Agave adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6b9e61.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eucalyptus.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#94619E","analogous":["#8A9E61","#619E75"],"triadic":["#616B9E","#9E616B"],"tetradic":["#618A9E","#94619E","#9E7561"],"splitComplementary":["#75619E","#9E618A"],"monochromatic":["#A0C19A","#6B9E61","#45653E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A0C19A","dark":"#45653E","saturated":"#58BA45","desaturated":"#7E827D","pastel":"#BBC5BA","neon":"#4DFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":31.827660925679098},{"slug":"eucalyptus","name":"Eucalyptus","hex":"#5F8575","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":35.90264614203248},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":36.61966684720111}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6B9E61

#6B9E61 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6B9E61 is visually closest to Agave, a named green color with HEX #6F8F72.

The RGB channels are 107, 158, and 97, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 110deg with 24% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2844, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.69:1AA Pass

White text3.14:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6B9E61 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.69:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A0C19A#000000 text · best 10.59:1#A0C19A

#58BA45#000000 text · best 8.52:1#58BA45

#8A9E61#000000 text · best 7.14:1#8A9E61

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#619E75#000000 text · best 6.66:1#619E75

Generated Palette

#6B9E61#6B9E61

#94619E#94619E

#8A9E61#8A9E61

#619E75#619E75

#A0C19A#A0C19A

#45653E#45653E

Color Harmonies

#94619E#94619E

#8A9E61#8A9E61

#619E75#619E75

#616B9E#616B9E

#9E616B#9E616B

Variants

#A0C19A#A0C19A

#45653E#45653E

#58BA45#58BA45

#7E827D#7E827D

#BBC5BA#BBC5BA

#4DFF29#4DFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Agave#6F8F72

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Eucalyptus#5F8575

Smoke#738276

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#6B9E61

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6B9E61

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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