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HEX atlas value

#6E8415

#6E8415 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 110, 132, 21, HSL 72, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1987, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

greencooljewel-tone
#6E8415 Sample readable text
HEX #6E8415
RGB rgb(110, 132, 21)
HSL hsl(72 73% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 84, 48)
Luminance 0.1987
Contrast Black 4.97:1White 4.22:1

CSS

--color-6e8415: #6E8415;
.background-6e8415 { background-color: #6E8415; }
.text-6e8415 { color: #6E8415; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1987
Black text4.97:1AA Pass
White text4.22:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#6E8415","rgb":[110,132,21],"hsl":[72,73,30],"cmyk":[17,0,84,48],"luminance":0.1987,"contrast":{"black":4.97,"white":4.22}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#2B1584","hex":"#2B1584","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2C3508","hex":"#2C3508","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.62,"contrastWhite":12.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B0D421","hex":"#B0D421","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.29,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#789504","hex":"#789504","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.1,"contrastWhite":3.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#846315","hex":"#846315","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.78,"contrastWhite":5.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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/6e8415.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/fern-frond.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#2B1584","analogous":["#846315","#368415"],"triadic":["#156E84","#84156E"],"tetradic":["#158463","#2B1584","#841536"],"splitComplementary":["#153684","#631584"],"monochromatic":["#B0D421","#6E8415","#2C3508"]}
Variants
{"light":"#B0D421","dark":"#2C3508","saturated":"#789504","desaturated":"#647425","pastel":"#B4CF4A","neon":"#9BC200"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":30.066592756745816}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #6E8415

#6E8415 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #6E8415 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 110, 132, and 21, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 73% 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 0.1987, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.97:1AA Pass
White text4.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6E8415 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.97:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF4.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#2B1584#FFFFFF text · best 13.6:1#2B1584
#2C3508#FFFFFF text · best 12.96:1#2C3508
#B0D421#000000 text · best 12.29:1#B0D421
#789504#000000 text · best 6.1:1#789504
#846315#FFFFFF text · best 5.56:1#846315

Generated Palette

#6E8415#6E8415
#2B1584#2B1584
#846315#846315
#368415#368415
#B0D421#B0D421
#2C3508#2C3508

Color Harmonies

#2B1584#2B1584
#846315#846315
#368415#368415
#156E84#156E84
#84156E#84156E

Variants

#B0D421#B0D421
#2C3508#2C3508
#789504#789504
#647425#647425
#B4CF4A#B4CF4A
#9BC200#9BC200

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23
Olive Leaf#6B8E23
Fern Frond#657220
Olive#808000
Avocado#568203

Related HEX Guides

Olive Drab colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B8E23.Olive Leaf colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B8E23.Fern Frond colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #657220.Green color familyBrowse named green colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors in the jewel tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#6E8415 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.