HEX atlas value

#6F724F

#6F724F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cactus Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 111, 114, 79, HSL 65, 18%, 38%, has luminance 0.1598, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#6F724F Sample readable text

HEX #6F724F

RGB rgb(111, 114, 79)

HSL hsl(65 18% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 31, 55)

Luminance 0.1598

Contrast Black 4.2:1White 5:1

CSS

--color-6f724f: #6F724F;
.background-6f724f { background-color: #6F724F; }
.text-6f724f { color: #6F724F; }

Luminance0.1598

Black text4.2:1AA Fail

White text5:1AA Pass

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":"#6F724F","rgb":[111,114,79],"hsl":[65,18,38],"cmyk":[3,0,31,55],"luminance":0.1598,"contrast":{"black":4.2,"white":5}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3B3C2A","hex":"#3B3C2A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A0A37B","hex":"#A0A37B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.02,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#524F72","hex":"#524F72","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.72,"contrastWhite":7.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#616161","hex":"#616161","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.39,"contrastWhite":6.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#72644F","hex":"#72644F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.65,"contrastWhite":5.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Cactus Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6f724f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/granite.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#524F72","analogous":["#72644F","#5E724F"],"triadic":["#4F6F72","#724F6F"],"tetradic":["#4F7264","#524F72","#724F5E"],"splitComplementary":["#4F5E72","#644F72"],"monochromatic":["#A0A37B","#6F724F","#3B3C2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A0A37B","dark":"#3B3C2A","saturated":"#81883A","desaturated":"#616161","pastel":"#A3A39E","neon":"#D7EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"granite","name":"Granite","hex":"#676767","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":28.035691537752374},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":28.160255680657446}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6F724F

#6F724F is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6F724F is visually closest to Cactus Green, a named green color with HEX #587156.

The RGB channels are 111, 114, and 79, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 18% saturation and 38% 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 0.1598, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.2:1AA Fail

White text5:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6F724F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.2:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3B3C2A#FFFFFF text · best 11.25:1#3B3C2A

#A0A37B#000000 text · best 8.02:1#A0A37B

#524F72#FFFFFF text · best 7.72:1#524F72

#616161#FFFFFF text · best 6.19:1#616161

#72644F#FFFFFF text · best 5.75:1#72644F

Generated Palette

#6F724F#6F724F

#524F72#524F72

#72644F#72644F

#5E724F#5E724F

#A0A37B#A0A37B

#3B3C2A#3B3C2A

Color Harmonies

#524F72#524F72

#72644F#72644F

#5E724F#5E724F

#4F6F72#4F6F72

#724F6F#724F6F

Variants

#A0A37B#A0A37B

#3B3C2A#3B3C2A

#81883A#81883A

#616161#616161

#A3A39E#A3A39E

#D7EB00#D7EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Cactus Green#587156

Raw Umber#826644

Granite#676767

Olive Green#708238

Dim Gray#696969

#6F724F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6F724F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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