HEX atlas value

#6C9603

#6C9603 is a cool green HEX color close to Avocado. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 108, 150, 3, HSL 77, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.2501, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#6C9603 Sample readable text

HEX #6C9603

RGB rgb(108, 150, 3)

HSL hsl(77 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.2501

Contrast Black 6:1White 3.5:1

CSS

--color-6c9603: #6C9603;
.background-6c9603 { background-color: #6C9603; }
.text-6c9603 { color: #6C9603; }

Luminance0.2501

Black text6:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA 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":"#6C9603","rgb":[108,150,3],"hsl":[77,96,30],"cmyk":[28,0,98,41],"luminance":0.2501,"contrast":{"black":6,"white":3.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADF005","hex":"#ADF005","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.24,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#2D0396","hex":"#2D0396","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.57,"contrastWhite":13.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2B3C01","hex":"#2B3C01","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.75,"contrastWhite":12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6E9900","hex":"#6E9900","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.22,"contrastWhite":3.38,"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","Avocado adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6c9603.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D0396","analogous":["#967603","#239603"],"triadic":["#036C96","#96036C"],"tetradic":["#039676","#2D0396","#960323"],"splitComplementary":["#032396","#760396"],"monochromatic":["#ADF005","#6C9603","#2B3C01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ADF005","dark":"#2B3C01","saturated":"#6E9900","desaturated":"#658514","pastel":"#B5E92F","neon":"#8BC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":29.732137494637012},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":33},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":33},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":39.67366884975475}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6C9603

#6C9603 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #6C9603 is visually closest to Avocado, a named green color with HEX #568203.

The RGB channels are 108, 150, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 96% 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 0.2501, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6C9603 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADF005#000000 text · best 15.24:1#ADF005

#2D0396#FFFFFF text · best 13.41:1#2D0396

#2B3C01#FFFFFF text · best 12:1#2B3C01

#6E9900#000000 text · best 6.22:1#6E9900

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

Generated Palette

#6C9603#6C9603

#2D0396#2D0396

#967603#967603

#239603#239603

#ADF005#ADF005

#2B3C01#2B3C01

Color Harmonies

#2D0396#2D0396

#967603#967603

#239603#239603

#036C96#036C96

#96036C#96036C

Variants

#ADF005#ADF005

#2B3C01#2B3C01

#6E9900#6E9900

#658514#658514

#B5E92F#B5E92F

#8BC200#8BC200

Nearest Named Colors

Avocado#568203

Olive#808000

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Scheele Green#478800

#6C9603

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6C9603

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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