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#686e2b color: Forest Spirit

#686e2b is rgb(104, 110, 43) in RGB and oklch(51.827% 0.09036 113.841) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

51.8%
0.090
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 #686e2b

#686e2b is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.09 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: #686e2b mixed with white

  1. 686e2b
  2. 767c41
  3. 848a56
  4. 92986b
  5. a1a67f
  6. b0b494
  7. bfc3a9
  8. cfd2be
  9. dfe1d3
  10. eff0e9

Darker: #686e2b mixed with black

  1. 686e2b
  2. 595f24
  3. 4b501d
  4. 3e4116
  5. 303310
  6. 24260a
  7. 181905
  8. 0c0e02
  9. 040401
  10. 000100

Calmer: #686e2b with less saturation

  1. 686e2b
  2. 686e33
  3. 686d3b
  4. 686d41
  5. 686c48
  6. 686c4e
  7. 686b53
  8. 686a59
  9. 686a5e
  10. 686963

Questions about #686e2b

What color is #686e2b?

#686e2b is bright lime. The closest named color is Forest Spirit. In RGB it is rgb(104, 110, 43), in HSL hsl(65.37, 43.79%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.827% 0.09036 113.841).

What colors go well with #686e2b?

The complementary color of #686e2b is #6b5e97. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #816322 and #467646. The triadic partners are #277194 and #90516c.

Is white or black text more readable on #686e2b?

White text reads better on #686e2b: 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 #686e2b a warm or cool color?

#686e2b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.09.