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#609242 color: Mary’s Garden

#609242 is rgb(96, 146, 66) in RGB and oklch(60.571% 0.12368 135.116) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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98°
100%

60.6%
0.124
135°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • emerald-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #609242

#609242 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.69:1 contrast and black text 5.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mary’s Garden (#69913d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #609242 mixed with white

  1. 609242
  2. 6f9d56
  3. 7fa869
  4. 8eb27b
  5. 9ebd8e
  6. aec8a0
  7. bed3b3
  8. cedec6
  9. dee9d9
  10. eef4ec

Darker: #609242 mixed with black

  1. 609242
  2. 527e38
  3. 456b2f
  4. 385825
  5. 2c461c
  6. 203514
  7. 15250b
  8. 0a1605
  9. 030801
  10. 000100

Calmer: #609242 with less saturation

  1. 609242
  2. 64914a
  3. 688f51
  4. 6b8e58
  5. 6f8c5f
  6. 728b65
  7. 75896b
  8. 788771
  9. 7c8577
  10. 7f847c

Questions about #609242

What color is #609242?

#609242 is soft lime. The closest named color is Mary’s Garden. In RGB it is rgb(96, 146, 66), in HSL hsl(97.5, 37.74%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.571% 0.12368 135.116).

What colors go well with #609242?

The complementary color of #609242 is #9e69b4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d8512 and #11996f. The triadic partners are #4b84ca and #c0606a.

Is white or black text more readable on #609242?

White text reads better on #609242: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and black gives 5.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #609242 a warm or cool color?

#609242 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.124.