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#6eac13

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Olive Drab

RGB
110, 172, 19
HSL
84°, 80%, 38%
CMYK
36, 0, 89, 33
Luminance
0.3287

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6eac13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6eac13
Hue
84°
green
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
67%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3287
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.57:1
Closest name
Olive Drab
ΔE2000 9.7
Where it sits
Hue84° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6eac13
RGBrgb(110, 172, 19)
HSLhsl(84, 80%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 89%, 33%)
LABlab(64.0 -41.4 62.6)
LCHlch(64.0 75.0 123.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.676 0.180 131.1)
Decimal7253011
Display P3color(display-p3 0.431 0.675 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6eac13;
background-color: #6eac13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6eac13] bg-[#6eac13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6eac13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.431, green: 0.675, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6eac13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6EAC13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 172, 110)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #6eac13 · 7.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6eac13 as text scores 2.77:1 on white and 7.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6eac13 on white: 2.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6eac13 on black: 7.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B49E00
deuteranopia · #AC9A29
tritanopia · #70A492

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6eac13 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FCF3
#F2F9E6
#E2F5C6
#CFF49A
#B8EE67
#A0E935
#8DDC18
#6eac13
#5E9310
#466A10
#2C420A
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF3Darkest = 950 · #2C420A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF3;
  --brand-100: #F2F9E6;
  --brand-200: #E2F5C6;
  --brand-300: #CFF49A;
  --brand-400: #B8EE67;
  --brand-500: #A0E935;
  --brand-600: #8DDC18;
  --brand-700: #6eac13;
  --brand-800: #5E9310;
  --brand-900: #466A10;
  --brand-950: #2C420A;
  --brand: #6eac13;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6eac13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#280FB0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#49730D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6eac13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#5113AC
Analogous left#AC9E13
Analogous right#22AC13
Split-complement 1#1322AC
Split-complement 2#9E13AC
Triadic 1#136EAC
Triadic 2#AC136E
Tetradic#13AC9E

RGB percentages

Red43.1%
Green67.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow89.0%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#6eac13 text on a black background

contrast 7.57:1

Card sample

#6eac13 text on a white background

contrast 2.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6eac13;
Background color
Panel with #6eac13 background
background-color: #6eac13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6eac13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(110, 172, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(110, 172, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6eac13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6eac13, #13AC1E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6eac13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6eac13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#6eac13, answered

What color is #6eac13?

#6eac13 is a dark electric green, closest to Olive Drab (ΔE2000 9.7). It sits at 84° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #6eac13?

rgb(110, 172, 19) — 110 red, 172 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 43.1% / 67.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #6eac13 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3287 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 7.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6eac13?

Black. It scores 7.57:1 against #6eac13, versus 2.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6eac13?

#5113AC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1322AC and #9E13AC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6eac13?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DAEDC0 for borders, #7A9B4B for secondary text, #280FB0 as an accent and #49730D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #AC9E13 and #22AC13 stays calm, while #5113AC is the loudest partner.

What is #6eac13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(36%, 0%, 89%, 33%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #6eac13 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A6AC13; nudged cooler, #35AE11.

Work with #6eac13 in the Color Lab