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#6b8a26 color: Italian Buckthorn

#6b8a26 is rgb(107, 138, 38) in RGB and oklch(58.966% 0.13023 125.308) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

59%
0.130
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.97:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #6b8a26

#6b8a26 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.97:1 contrast and black text 5.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Italian Buckthorn (#6b8c23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #6b8a26 mixed with white

  1. 6b8a26
  2. 799641
  3. 87a158
  4. 95ad6d
  5. a3b882
  6. b2c496
  7. c1d0ab
  8. d0dbc0
  9. e0e7d5
  10. eff3ea

Darker: #6b8a26 mixed with black

  1. 6b8a26
  2. 5c7720
  3. 4e6519
  4. 3f5313
  5. 32420d
  6. 253208
  7. 182204
  8. 0d1402
  9. 040701
  10. 000100

Calmer: #6b8a26 with less saturation

  1. 6b8a26
  2. 6d8934
  3. 6f883f
  4. 708748
  5. 728651
  6. 748459
  7. 768361
  8. 788268
  9. 79806f
  10. 7b7f76

Questions about #6b8a26

What color is #6b8a26?

#6b8a26 is bright lime. The closest named color is Italian Buckthorn. In RGB it is rgb(107, 138, 38), in HSL hsl(78.6, 56.82%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.966% 0.13023 125.308).

What colors go well with #6b8a26?

The complementary color of #6b8a26 is #9067ba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #957b00 and #26935a. The triadic partners are #2983c5 and #bb5872.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b8a26?

White text reads better on #6b8a26: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and black gives 5.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b8a26 a warm or cool color?

#6b8a26 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 59% and its chroma 0.13.