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#609642 color: Bredon Green

#609642 is rgb(96, 150, 66) in RGB and oklch(61.592% 0.12958 135.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

61.6%
0.130
136°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #609642

#609642 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 61.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bredon Green (#5e9948). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #609642 mixed with white

  1. 609642
  2. 70a056
  3. 7fab69
  4. 8fb57c
  5. 9ec08e
  6. aecaa1
  7. bed5b3
  8. cedfc6
  9. deead9
  10. eff4ec

Darker: #609642 mixed with black

  1. 609642
  2. 528238
  3. 456e2f
  4. 385b25
  5. 2c491c
  6. 203714
  7. 15260b
  8. 0a1605
  9. 030801
  10. 000100

Calmer: #609642 with less saturation

  1. 609642
  2. 64954b
  3. 689352
  4. 6c915a
  5. 709060
  6. 748e67
  7. 778c6d
  8. 7b8b73
  9. 7e8979
  10. 81877f

Questions about #609642

What color is #609642?

#609642 is bright lime. The closest named color is Bredon Green. In RGB it is rgb(96, 150, 66), in HSL hsl(98.57, 38.89%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.592% 0.12958 135.694).

What colors go well with #609642?

The complementary color of #609642 is #a36bb9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #908907 and #009d72. The triadic partners are #4c86d1 and #c6616a.

Is white or black text more readable on #609642?

White text reads better on #609642: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #609642 a warm or cool color?

#609642 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 61.6% and its chroma 0.13.