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#696f16 color: Brownish Green

#696f16 is rgb(105, 111, 22) in RGB and oklch(51.977% 0.10739 113.53) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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64°
100%

52%
0.107
114°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #696f16

#696f16 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, 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: #696f16 mixed with white

  1. 696f16
  2. 777d34
  3. 858b4c
  4. 939962
  5. a1a778
  6. b0b58e
  7. c0c4a4
  8. cfd2bb
  9. dfe1d1
  10. eff0e8

Darker: #696f16 mixed with black

  1. 696f16
  2. 5a6012
  3. 4c510d
  4. 3e4209
  5. 313406
  6. 242703
  7. 181a02
  8. 0c0e01
  9. 040400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #696f16 with less saturation

  1. 696f16
  2. 696f25
  3. 696e2f
  4. 696e39
  5. 686d41
  6. 686d48
  7. 686c4f
  8. 686b56
  9. 686a5c
  10. 696a63

Questions about #696f16

What color is #696f16?

#696f16 is bright lime. The closest named color is Brownish Green. In RGB it is rgb(105, 111, 22), in HSL hsl(64.04, 66.92%, 26.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.977% 0.10739 113.53).

What colors go well with #696f16?

The complementary color of #696f16 is #6c5ba0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #866200 and #3f783e. The triadic partners are #03729d and #974c6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #696f16?

White text reads better on #696f16: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #696f16 a warm or cool color?

#696f16 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.107.