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#6b8950 color: Bright Forest

#6b8950 is rgb(107, 137, 80) in RGB and oklch(59.253% 0.08864 131.267) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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92°
100%

59.3%
0.089
131°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #6b8950

#6b8950 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.95:1 contrast and black text 5.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Forest (#728a51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #6b8950 mixed with white

  1. 6b8950
  2. 799461
  3. 87a072
  4. 95ab83
  5. a4b794
  6. b3c3a6
  7. c1cfb7
  8. d1dbc9
  9. e0e7db
  10. eff3ed

Darker: #6b8950 mixed with black

  1. 6b8950
  2. 5c7644
  3. 4e6439
  4. 3f532e
  5. 324224
  6. 25311a
  7. 182210
  8. 0d1407
  9. 040702
  10. 000100

Calmer: #6b8950 with less saturation

  1. 6b8950
  2. 6d8855
  3. 6f875a
  4. 71865f
  5. 738564
  6. 758468
  7. 77836d
  8. 788271
  9. 7a8075
  10. 7c7f7a

Questions about #6b8950

What color is #6b8950?

#6b8950 is soft lime. The closest named color is Bright Forest. In RGB it is rgb(107, 137, 80), in HSL hsl(91.58, 26.27%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.253% 0.08864 131.267).

What colors go well with #6b8950?

The complementary color of #6b8950 is #8f6fa5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89803d and #488e6d. The triadic partners are #5581b1 and #ac6771.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b8950?

White text reads better on #6b8950: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and black gives 5.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b8950 a warm or cool color?

#6b8950 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.089.