Palettes / Colors / #6E793E

#6E793E — Muted Green

#6E793E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #6E793E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6E793E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #493E79; it also sits naturally between #79673E and #51793E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 43% · Green 47% · Blue 24%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6E793E

.text { color: #6E793E; }
.background { background-color: #6E793E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E793E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 121, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 32%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E793E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 121, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E793E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 121, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E793E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E793E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #493E79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E793E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E793E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6E793E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6E793E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E793E?

#6E793E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 110, 121, 62). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E793E?

#6E793E is RGB 110, 121, 62 — HSL 71°, 32%, 36% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 49%, 53%.

What colors go with #6E793E?

Its complement is #493E79; analogous partners are #79673E and #51793E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E793E for text?

White text on #6E793E has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.47:1.