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#696f06 color: Brownish Green

#696f06 is rgb(105, 111, 6) in RGB and oklch(51.907% 0.11409 113.473) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

51.9%
0.114
113°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #696f06

#696f06 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 113°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.42:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, 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: #696f06 mixed with white

  1. 696f06
  2. 777d2e
  3. 848b47
  4. 93995f
  5. a1a775
  6. b0b58c
  7. c0c4a2
  8. cfd2b9
  9. dfe1d0
  10. eff0e7

Darker: #696f06 mixed with black

  1. 696f06
  2. 5a6004
  3. 4c5103
  4. 3e4202
  5. 313401
  6. 242701
  7. 181a00
  8. 0c0e00
  9. 040400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #696f06 with less saturation

  1. 696f06
  2. 696f1d
  3. 696e2a
  4. 686e35
  5. 686d3e
  6. 686c46
  7. 686c4d
  8. 686b55
  9. 686a5b
  10. 686962

Questions about #696f06

What color is #696f06?

#696f06 is bright lime. The closest named color is Brownish Green. In RGB it is rgb(105, 111, 6), in HSL hsl(63.43, 89.74%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.907% 0.11409 113.473).

What colors go well with #696f06?

The complementary color of #696f06 is #6c5aa4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #886100 and #3b793b. The triadic partners are #00729f and #994a6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #696f06?

White text reads better on #696f06: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #696f06 a warm or cool color?

#696f06 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.114.