HEX atlas value

#6F8551

#6F8551 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 111, 133, 81, HSL 85, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.2075, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#6F8551 Sample readable text

HEX #6F8551

RGB rgb(111, 133, 81)

HSL hsl(85 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.2075

Contrast Black 5.15:1White 4.08:1

CSS

--color-6f8551: #6F8551;
.background-6f8551 { background-color: #6F8551; }
.text-6f8551 { color: #6F8551; }

Luminance0.2075

Black text5.15:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA 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":"#6F8551","rgb":[111,133,81],"hsl":[85,24,42],"cmyk":[17,0,39,48],"luminance":0.2075,"contrast":{"black":5.15,"white":4.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#404C2F","hex":"#404C2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9DB181","hex":"#9DB181","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.04,"contrastWhite":2.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#675185","hex":"#675185","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.09,"contrastWhite":6.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#739C3A","hex":"#739C3A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.55,"contrastWhite":3.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6f8551.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#675185","analogous":["#858151","#568551"],"triadic":["#516F85","#85516F"],"tetradic":["#518581","#675185","#855156"],"splitComplementary":["#515685","#815185"],"monochromatic":["#9DB181","#6F8551","#404C2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#9DB181","dark":"#404C2F","saturated":"#739C3A","desaturated":"#6B6D69","pastel":"#ACB2A3","neon":"#95FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":30.886890422961002},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":33.91164991562634},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":34.48187929913333},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":35.63705936241092}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6F8551

#6F8551 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #6F8551 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 111, 133, and 81, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 24% saturation and 42% 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 0.2075, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.15:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6F8551 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.15:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#404C2F#FFFFFF text · best 9.16:1#404C2F

#9DB181#000000 text · best 9.04:1#9DB181

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#675185#FFFFFF text · best 6.79:1#675185

#739C3A#000000 text · best 6.55:1#739C3A

Generated Palette

#6F8551#6F8551

#675185#675185

#858151#858151

#568551#568551

#9DB181#9DB181

#404C2F#404C2F

Color Harmonies

#675185#675185

#858151#858151

#568551#568551

#516F85#516F85

#85516F#85516F

Variants

#9DB181#9DB181

#404C2F#404C2F

#739C3A#739C3A

#6B6D69#6B6D69

#ACB2A3#ACB2A3

#95FF00#95FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Cactus Green#587156

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Agave#6F8F72

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#6F8551

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6F8551

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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