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#609243 color: Mary’s Garden

#609243 is rgb(96, 146, 67) in RGB and oklch(60.585% 0.1227 135.312) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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98°
100%

60.6%
0.123
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 #609243

#609243 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.123 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: #609243 mixed with white

  1. 609243
  2. 6f9d57
  3. 7fa869
  4. 8eb27c
  5. 9ebd8e
  6. aec8a1
  7. bed3b3
  8. cedec6
  9. dee9d9
  10. eef4ec

Darker: #609243 mixed with black

  1. 609243
  2. 527e39
  3. 456b2f
  4. 385826
  5. 2c461d
  6. 203514
  7. 15250c
  8. 0a1605
  9. 030801
  10. 000100

Calmer: #609243 with less saturation

  1. 609243
  2. 64914b
  3. 688f52
  4. 6b8e59
  5. 6f8c5f
  6. 728b66
  7. 75896c
  8. 788771
  9. 7c8577
  10. 7f847c

Questions about #609243

What color is #609243?

#609243 is soft lime. The closest named color is Mary’s Garden. In RGB it is rgb(96, 146, 67), in HSL hsl(97.97, 37.09%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.585% 0.1227 135.312).

What colors go well with #609243?

The complementary color of #609243 is #9e6ab4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d8515 and #149970. The triadic partners are #4c83ca and #c0606a.

Is white or black text more readable on #609243?

White text reads better on #609243: 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 #609243 a warm or cool color?

#609243 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.123.