Fossil Green Color - #6c6a43: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

October 1, 2026

Fossil Green is a dark olive brown where red at 108 and green at 106 nearly tie. It looks like a fossilized fern pressed into shale. Warm light makes it bronze, and daylight keeps a hint of moss.

Fossil Green Color Shades

Complementary colors

#6C6A43
#43456C

Triadic colors

#6C6A43
#436C6A
#6A436C

Tints or lighter colors

#8B8957
#A6A36F
#B9B78F
#CDCBAE
#E0DFCE

Darker colors

#4C4B2F
#2D2C1C
#0E0D08

Analogous colors

#6C4345
#6C5543
#6C6A43
#5A6C43
#456C43

Monochromatic colors

#44421E
#646132
#817E48
#9B9860
#AAA884

#6c6a43

Fossil Green

Fossil Green Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Fossil Green:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#6c6a43
RGB	rgb(108,106,67)
HSL	hsl(57,23.4%,34.3%)
CMYK	0, 2, 38, 58
HSV	57, 38, 42
RGB %	42, 42, 26
XYZ	12.4, 13.9, 7.3
LAB	44.1, -5.8, 22.2
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Yellow
Saturation	38%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	5.56 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	3.78 (fails WCAG AA)