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#686e11 color: Brownish Green

#686e11 is rgb(104, 110, 17) in RGB and oklch(51.614% 0.10916 113.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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64°
100%

51.6%
0.109
114°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #686e11

#686e11 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.49:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brownish Green (#6a6e09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #686e11 mixed with white

  1. 686e11
  2. 767c31
  3. 848a4a
  4. 929861
  5. a1a677
  6. b0b58d
  7. bfc3a3
  8. cfd2ba
  9. dfe1d1
  10. eff0e8

Darker: #686e11 mixed with black

  1. 686e11
  2. 595f0d
  3. 4b5009
  4. 3e4106
  5. 303304
  6. 242602
  7. 181901
  8. 0c0e00
  9. 040400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #686e11 with less saturation

  1. 686e11
  2. 686e22
  3. 686d2d
  4. 686d37
  5. 676c3f
  6. 676c47
  7. 676b4e
  8. 676a55
  9. 67695b
  10. 686962

Questions about #686e11

What color is #686e11?

#686e11 is bright lime. The closest named color is Brownish Green. In RGB it is rgb(104, 110, 17), in HSL hsl(63.87, 73.23%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.614% 0.10916 113.537).

What colors go well with #686e11?

The complementary color of #686e11 is #6b5aa0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #866100 and #3d783c. The triadic partners are #00719c and #974b6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #686e11?

White text reads better on #686e11: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686e11 a warm or cool color?

#686e11 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.109.