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#6b8a76 color: Capsella

#6b8a76 is rgb(107, 138, 118) in RGB and oklch(60.367% 0.04635 156.447) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

60.4%
0.046
156°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Gray
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.80:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #6b8a76

#6b8a76 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.046 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.8:1 contrast and black text 5.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Capsella (#6d8a74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #6b8a76 mixed with white

  1. 6b8a76
  2. 799583
  3. 87a090
  4. 96ac9d
  5. a4b7ab
  6. b3c3b8
  7. c2cfc6
  8. d1dbd4
  9. e0e7e2
  10. eff3f1

Darker: #6b8a76 mixed with black

  1. 6b8a76
  2. 5c7766
  3. 4e6556
  4. 3f5347
  5. 324238
  6. 253229
  7. 18221c
  8. 0d140f
  9. 040705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6b8a76 with less saturation

  1. 6b8a76
  2. 6d8977
  3. 708878
  4. 728779
  5. 74877b
  6. 77867c
  7. 79857d
  8. 7b847e
  9. 7d837f
  10. 7f8280

Questions about #6b8a76

What color is #6b8a76?

#6b8a76 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Capsella. In RGB it is rgb(107, 138, 118), in HSL hsl(141.29, 12.65%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.367% 0.04635 156.447).

What colors go well with #6b8a76?

The complementary color of #6b8a76 is #94778c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7a8769 and #618b86. The triadic partners are #7a7f9d and #9b786e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b8a76?

White text reads better on #6b8a76: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and black gives 5.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b8a76 a warm or cool color?

#6b8a76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.046.