HEX atlas value

#6C8811

#6C8811 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 136, 17, HSL 74, 78%, 30%, has luminance 0.2084, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#6C8811 Sample readable text

HEX #6C8811

RGB rgb(108, 136, 17)

HSL hsl(74 78% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 88, 47)

Luminance 0.2084

Contrast Black 5.17:1White 4.06:1

CSS

--color-6c8811: #6C8811;
.background-6c8811 { background-color: #6C8811; }
.text-6c8811 { color: #6C8811; }

Luminance0.2084

Black text5.17:1AA Pass

White text4.06:1AA 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":"#6C8811","rgb":[108,136,17],"hsl":[74,78,30],"cmyk":[21,0,88,47],"luminance":0.2084,"contrast":{"black":5.17,"white":4.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.17,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2D1188","hex":"#2D1188","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2B3607","hex":"#2B3607","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#ADDA1B","hex":"#ADDA1B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.82,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#759900","hex":"#759900","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.31,"contrastWhite":3.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.52,"contrastWhite":3.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6c8811.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/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D1188","analogous":["#886811","#318811"],"triadic":["#116C88","#88116C"],"tetradic":["#118868","#2D1188","#881131"],"splitComplementary":["#113188","#681188"],"monochromatic":["#ADDA1B","#6C8811","#2B3607"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADDA1B","dark":"#2B3607","saturated":"#759900","desaturated":"#637722","pastel":"#B3D544","neon":"#95C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":19},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":19},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":26.758176320519304},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":27.53179979587241}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6C8811

#6C8811 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #6C8811 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 108, 136, and 17, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 78% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2084, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.17:1AA Pass

White text4.06:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C8811 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.17:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#2D1188#FFFFFF text · best 13.57:1#2D1188

#2B3607#FFFFFF text · best 12.85:1#2B3607

#ADDA1B#000000 text · best 12.82:1#ADDA1B

#759900#000000 text · best 6.31:1#759900

Olive Leaf#000000 text · best 5.52:1#6B8E23

Generated Palette

#6C8811#6C8811

#2D1188#2D1188

#886811#886811

#318811#318811

#ADDA1B#ADDA1B

#2B3607#2B3607

Color Harmonies

#2D1188#2D1188

#886811#886811

#318811#318811

#116C88#116C88

#88116C#88116C

Variants

#ADDA1B#ADDA1B

#2B3607#2B3607

#759900#759900

#637722#637722

#B3D544#B3D544

#95C200#95C200

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Avocado#568203

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

#6C8811

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6C8811

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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