#6e8b72

Color #6e8b72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 18.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8b72

RGB

rgb(110, 139, 114)

HSL

hsl(128.3, 11.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.3, 20.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.07, -15.52, 10.05)

LCH

lch(55.07, 18.49, 147.07)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0499, 148.76)

HWB

hwb(128.3, 43.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b6e87

Analogous

#788b6e

#6e8b72

#6e8b80

Triadic

#6e8b72

#726e8b

#8b726e

Split-complementary

#6e8b72

#806e8b

#8b6e78

Tetradic

#6e8b72

#6e878b

#8b6e87

#8b726e

Square

#6e8b72

#6e788b

#8b6e87

#8b806e

Shades

Color #6e8b72 mixed toward black.

#5c745f

#495d4c

#374539

#252e26

#121713

Tints

Color #6e8b72 mixed toward white.

#869f89

#9eb2a1

#b6c5b8

#ced9d0

#e7ece7

Tones

Color #6e8b72 mixed toward gray.

#708874

#738675

#758477

#788179

#7a7f7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c79 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#7a787a · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#707e7f · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8b72]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#6e8b72 (#6e8b72) is rgb(110, 139, 114) in RGB.

No, #6e8b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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