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#6f8a22 color: Italian Buckthorn

#6f8a22 is rgb(111, 138, 34) in RGB and oklch(59.228% 0.13091 123.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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76°
100%

59.2%
0.131
123°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #6f8a22

#6f8a22 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.94:1 contrast and black text 5.33:1, 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: #6f8a22 mixed with white

  1. 6f8a22
  2. 7c963e
  3. 8aa156
  4. 98ad6c
  5. a6b881
  6. b4c496
  7. c3d0aa
  8. d1dbbf
  9. e0e7d4
  10. f0f3ea

Darker: #6f8a22 mixed with black

  1. 6f8a22
  2. 60771c
  3. 516516
  4. 425311
  5. 34420b
  6. 273207
  7. 1a2203
  8. 0e1401
  9. 040700
  10. 010100

Calmer: #6f8a22 with less saturation

  1. 6f8a22
  2. 708931
  3. 72883d
  4. 738747
  5. 758650
  6. 768559
  7. 788361
  8. 798268
  9. 7b8170
  10. 7c7f77

Questions about #6f8a22

What color is #6f8a22?

#6f8a22 is bright lime. The closest named color is Italian Buckthorn. In RGB it is rgb(111, 138, 34), in HSL hsl(75.58, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.228% 0.13091 123.318).

What colors go well with #6f8a22?

The complementary color of #6f8a22 is #8e68bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #987b00 and #2e9457. The triadic partners are #2285c5 and #bc5976.

Is white or black text more readable on #6f8a22?

White text reads better on #6f8a22: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and black gives 5.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6f8a22 a warm or cool color?

#6f8a22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.131.