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#6E8565

#6e8565 ≈ Xanadu

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6e8565 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 52.16% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.06% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 103.12°, with 13.68% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2103

Complementary

  1. #6e8565
  2. #7c6585

Split complementary

  1. #6e8565
  2. #6c6585
  3. #85657e

Analogous

  1. #7e8565
  2. #6e8565
  3. #65856c

Triadic

  1. #6e8565
  2. #656e85
  3. #85656e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8565
  2. #65857c
  3. #7c6585
  4. #85656e

Square

  1. #6e8565
  2. #657e85
  3. #7c6585
  4. #856c65

Monochromatic

  1. #262e23
  2. #4a5a44
  3. #6e8565
  4. #95a98e
  5. #becab9

Shades

#6e8565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8565
  2. #63785b
  3. #586a51
  4. #4d5d47
  5. #42503d
  6. #374333
  7. #2c3528
  8. #21281e
  9. #161b14
  10. #0b0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8565
  2. #7d9174
  3. #8b9d84
  4. #9aaa93
  5. #a8b6a3
  6. #b7c2b2
  7. #c5cec1
  8. #d4dad1
  9. #e2e7e0
  10. #f1f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8565
  2. #708568
  3. #72846a
  4. #73846d
  5. #758370
  6. #778373
  7. #798275
  8. #7b8278
  9. #7c817b
  10. #7e817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878063 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847e67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e837c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e8264 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8166 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e8474 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8565 {
  color: #6e8565;
}
Background
.bg-6e8565 {
  background-color: #6e8565;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8565 {
  border: 2px solid #6e8565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 133 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 14% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8565, #65856c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 133 101 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.62 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.45 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.66 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.18 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.45 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.62 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 13.18 #917a9a Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Xanadu
#6e8565  rgb(110, 133, 101)  hsl(103, 14%, 46%)  Xanadu
#7c6585  rgb(124, 101, 133)  hsl(283, 14%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#656e85  rgb(101, 110, 133)  hsl(223, 14%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#85656e  rgb(133, 101, 110)  hsl(343, 14%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe