HEX atlas value

#6DB224

#6DB224 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 178, 36, HSL 89, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.3522, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#6DB224 Sample readable text

HEX #6DB224

RGB rgb(109, 178, 36)

HSL hsl(89 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.3522

Contrast Black 8.04:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-6db224: #6DB224;
.background-6db224 { background-color: #6DB224; }
.text-6db224 { color: #6DB224; }

Luminance0.3522

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA 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":"#6DB224","rgb":[109,178,36],"hsl":[89,66,42],"cmyk":[39,0,80,30],"luminance":0.3522,"contrast":{"black":8.04,"white":2.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#9BDC56","hex":"#9BDC56","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6EC90D","hex":"#6EC90D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.02,"contrastWhite":2.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B2AF24","hex":"#B2AF24","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.05,"contrastWhite":2.32,"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"]}]

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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6db224.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/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6924B2","analogous":["#B2AF24","#27B224"],"triadic":["#246DB2","#B2246D"],"tetradic":["#24B2AF","#6924B2","#B22427"],"splitComplementary":["#2427B2","#AF24B2"],"monochromatic":["#9BDC56","#6DB224","#3F6615"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9BDC56","dark":"#3F6615","saturated":"#6EC90D","desaturated":"#6D9A3C","pastel":"#ACD680","neon":"#84FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":36.59234892706397},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":46},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":52.08646657242167}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6DB224

#6DB224 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #6DB224 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 109, 178, and 36, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 66% saturation and 42% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3522, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6DB224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#9BDC56#000000 text · best 12.77:1#9BDC56

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#6EC90D#000000 text · best 10.02:1#6EC90D

#B2AF24#000000 text · best 9.05:1#B2AF24

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

Generated Palette

#6DB224#6DB224

#6924B2#6924B2

#B2AF24#B2AF24

#27B224#27B224

#9BDC56#9BDC56

#3F6615#3F6615

Color Harmonies

#6924B2#6924B2

#B2AF24#B2AF24

#27B224#27B224

#246DB2#246DB2

#B2246D#B2246D

Variants

#9BDC56#9BDC56

#3F6615#3F6615

#6EC90D#6EC90D

#6D9A3C#6D9A3C

#ACD680#ACD680

#84FF00#84FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Olive Green#708238

#6DB224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6DB224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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