Close to Olive Drab
#6F9521
#6F9521 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 58.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 64% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6F9521.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6F9521 as they’d see it.
#6F9521 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6F9521
What color is #6F9521?
#6F9521 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 58.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 80°, with 64% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6F9521 in RGB?
#6F9521 is rgb(111, 149, 33): 111 red, 149 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6F9521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 0, 78, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6F9521?
PANTONE 7489 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6F9521?
Its complement #9E74DD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.