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#6d8a22 color: Italian Buckthorn

#6d8a22 is rgb(109, 138, 34) in RGB and oklch(59.081% 0.13187 124.196) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77°
100%

59.1%
0.132
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #6d8a22

#6d8a22 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.96:1 contrast and black text 5.31:1, 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: #6d8a22 mixed with white

  1. 6d8a22
  2. 7a963e
  3. 88a156
  4. 96ad6b
  5. a5b881
  6. b3c496
  7. c2d0aa
  8. d1dcbf
  9. e0e7d4
  10. eff3ea

Darker: #6d8a22 mixed with black

  1. 6d8a22
  2. 5e771c
  3. 4f6516
  4. 415311
  5. 33420b
  6. 263207
  7. 192203
  8. 0d1401
  9. 040700
  10. 010100

Calmer: #6d8a22 with less saturation

  1. 6d8a22
  2. 6f8931
  3. 70883d
  4. 728747
  5. 738650
  6. 758459
  7. 778361
  8. 788268
  9. 7a806f
  10. 7c7f76

Questions about #6d8a22

What color is #6d8a22?

#6d8a22 is bright lime. The closest named color is Italian Buckthorn. In RGB it is rgb(109, 138, 34), in HSL hsl(76.73, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.081% 0.13187 124.196).

What colors go well with #6d8a22?

The complementary color of #6d8a22 is #8f67bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #977b00 and #299458. The triadic partners are #2484c6 and #bc5874.

Is white or black text more readable on #6d8a22?

White text reads better on #6d8a22: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and black gives 5.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6d8a22 a warm or cool color?

#6d8a22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.132.