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#6e8a22 color: Italian Buckthorn

#6e8a22 is rgb(110, 138, 34) in RGB and oklch(59.154% 0.13139 123.76) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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76°
100%

59.2%
0.131
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-700
  • 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 #6e8a22

#6e8a22 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 124°.

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

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #6e8a22 mixed with white

  1. 6e8a22
  2. 7b963e
  3. 89a156
  4. 97ad6c
  5. a5b881
  6. b4c496
  7. c2d0aa
  8. d1dbbf
  9. e0e7d4
  10. eff3ea

Darker: #6e8a22 mixed with black

  1. 6e8a22
  2. 5f771c
  3. 506516
  4. 415311
  5. 33420b
  6. 263207
  7. 192203
  8. 0e1401
  9. 040700
  10. 010100

Calmer: #6e8a22 with less saturation

  1. 6e8a22
  2. 6f8931
  3. 71883d
  4. 728747
  5. 748650
  6. 768559
  7. 778361
  8. 798268
  9. 7a8170
  10. 7c7f77

Questions about #6e8a22

What color is #6e8a22?

#6e8a22 is bright lime. The closest named color is Italian Buckthorn. In RGB it is rgb(110, 138, 34), in HSL hsl(76.15, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.154% 0.13139 123.76).

What colors go well with #6e8a22?

The complementary color of #6e8a22 is #8f68bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #987b00 and #2b9458. The triadic partners are #2384c5 and #bc5875.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e8a22?

White text reads better on #6e8a22: 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 #6e8a22 a warm or cool color?

#6e8a22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.131.