HEX atlas value

#6D8A60

#6D8A60 is a cool green HEX color close to Agave. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 138, 96, HSL 101, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.2227, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#6D8A60 Sample readable text

HEX #6D8A60

RGB rgb(109, 138, 96)

HSL hsl(101 18% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 30, 46)

Luminance 0.2227

Contrast Black 5.45:1White 3.85:1

CSS

--color-6d8a60: #6D8A60;
.background-6d8a60 { background-color: #6D8A60; }
.text-6d8a60 { color: #6D8A60; }

Luminance0.2227

Black text5.45:1AA Pass

White text3.85:1AA 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":"#6D8A60","rgb":[109,138,96],"hsl":[101,18,46],"cmyk":[21,0,30,46],"luminance":0.2227,"contrast":{"black":5.45,"white":3.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9DB493","hex":"#9DB493","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#43543B","hex":"#43543B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#64A446","hex":"#64A446","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.94,"contrastWhite":3.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.85,"contrastWhite":3.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#838A60","hex":"#838A60","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.77,"contrastWhite":3.64,"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/6d8a60.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/agave.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eucalyptus.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7D608A","analogous":["#838A60","#608A68"],"triadic":["#606E8A","#8A606E"],"tetradic":["#60838A","#7D608A","#8A6860"],"splitComplementary":["#68608A","#8A6083"],"monochromatic":["#9DB493","#6D8A60","#43543B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9DB493","dark":"#43543B","saturated":"#64A446","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B4B7B3","neon":"#5FFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"eucalyptus","name":"Eucalyptus","hex":"#5F8575","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"machinery-gray","name":"Machinery Gray","hex":"#6C6F70","distance":31.400636936215164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6D8A60

#6D8A60 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6D8A60 is visually closest to Agave, a named green color with HEX #6F8F72.

The RGB channels are 109, 138, and 96, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 101deg with 18% saturation and 46% 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 0.2227, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.45:1AA Pass

White text3.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6D8A60 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.45:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9DB493#000000 text · best 9.38:1#9DB493

#43543B#FFFFFF text · best 8.17:1#43543B

#64A446#000000 text · best 6.94:1#64A446

Agave#000000 text · best 5.85:1#6F8F72

#838A60#000000 text · best 5.77:1#838A60

Generated Palette

#6D8A60#6D8A60

#7D608A#7D608A

#838A60#838A60

#608A68#608A68

#9DB493#9DB493

#43543B#43543B

Color Harmonies

#7D608A#7D608A

#838A60#838A60

#608A68#608A68

#606E8A#606E8A

#8A606E#8A606E

Variants

#9DB493#9DB493

#43543B#43543B

#64A446#64A446

#757575#757575

#B4B7B3#B4B7B3

#5FFF14#5FFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Agave#6F8F72

Smoke#738276

Eucalyptus#5F8575

Nickel#727472

Machinery Gray#6C6F70

#6D8A60

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6D8A60

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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