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#468401 color: Kelp Forest

#468401 is rgb(70, 132, 1) in RGB and oklch(54.959% 0.1583 134.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

55%
0.158
134°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #468401

#468401 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 55% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #468401 mixed with white

  1. 468401
  2. 58902e
  3. 6a9d49
  4. 7ca961
  5. 8fb578
  6. a1c18e
  7. b3cea4
  8. c6dabb
  9. d9e6d1
  10. ecf3e8

Darker: #468401 mixed with black

  1. 468401
  2. 3c7201
  3. 326001
  4. 284f00
  5. 1e3f00
  6. 152f00
  7. 0d2000
  8. 051200
  9. 020600
  10. 000100

Calmer: #468401 with less saturation

  1. 468401
  2. 4b831e
  3. 50812d
  4. 557f39
  5. 5a7e43
  6. 5e7c4c
  7. 627a54
  8. 66785c
  9. 6a7663
  10. 6e746a

Questions about #468401

What color is #468401?

#468401 is bright lime. The closest named color is Kelp Forest. In RGB it is rgb(70, 132, 1), in HSL hsl(88.4, 98.5%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.959% 0.1583 134.351).

What colors go well with #468401?

The complementary color of #468401 is #934fb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f7400 and #008a5b. The triadic partners are #1f71cb and #bb4054.

Is white or black text more readable on #468401?

White text reads better on #468401: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468401 a warm or cool color?

#468401 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 55% and its chroma 0.158.