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#686e2a color: Forest Spirit

#686e2a is rgb(104, 110, 42) in RGB and oklch(51.816% 0.09131 113.818) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

51.8%
0.091
114°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #686e2a

#686e2a is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.45:1 contrast and black text 3.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Spirit (#667028). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #686e2a mixed with white

  1. 686e2a
  2. 767c41
  3. 848a56
  4. 92986a
  5. a1a67f
  6. b0b494
  7. bfc3a9
  8. cfd2be
  9. dfe1d3
  10. eff0e9

Darker: #686e2a mixed with black

  1. 686e2a
  2. 595f23
  3. 4b501c
  4. 3e4116
  5. 303310
  6. 24260a
  7. 181905
  8. 0c0e02
  9. 040401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #686e2a with less saturation

  1. 686e2a
  2. 686e32
  3. 686d3a
  4. 686d41
  5. 686c47
  6. 686c4d
  7. 686b53
  8. 686a59
  9. 686a5e
  10. 686963

Questions about #686e2a

What color is #686e2a?

#686e2a is bright lime. The closest named color is Forest Spirit. In RGB it is rgb(104, 110, 42), in HSL hsl(65.29, 44.74%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.816% 0.09131 113.818).

What colors go well with #686e2a?

The complementary color of #686e2a is #6b5d98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #816320 and #467645. The triadic partners are #267195 and #91516c.

Is white or black text more readable on #686e2a?

White text reads better on #686e2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and black gives 3.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686e2a a warm or cool color?

#686e2a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.091.