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#6F855E

#6f855e ≈ Fern Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6f855e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 52.16% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.32% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 93.85°, with 17.18% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 8.42.

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Relative luminance0.2096

Complementary

  1. #6f855e
  2. #745e85

Split complementary

  1. #6f855e
  2. #615e85
  3. #855e82

Analogous

  1. #82855e
  2. #6f855e
  3. #5e8561

Triadic

  1. #6f855e
  2. #5e6f85
  3. #855e6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f855e
  2. #5e8574
  3. #745e85
  4. #855e6f

Square

  1. #6f855e
  2. #5e8285
  3. #745e85
  4. #85615e

Monochromatic

  1. #242b1f
  2. #4a583e
  3. #6f855e
  4. #95a986
  5. #bdc9b3

Shades

#6f855e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f855e
  2. #647855
  3. #596a4b
  4. #4e5d42
  5. #435038
  6. #38432f
  7. #2c3526
  8. #21281c
  9. #161b13
  10. #0b0d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f855e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f855e
  2. #7d916e
  3. #8c9d7e
  4. #9aaa8e
  5. #a9b69e
  6. #b7c2af
  7. #c5cebf
  8. #d4dacf
  9. #e2e7df
  10. #f1f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f855e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f855e
  2. #718561
  3. #728465
  4. #748468
  5. #76836c
  6. #78836f
  7. #798272
  8. #7b8276
  9. #7d8179
  10. #7e817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887f5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857e60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f825d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d815f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #708370 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f855e {
  color: #6f855e;
}
Background
.bg-6f855e {
  background-color: #6f855e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f855e {
  border: 2px solid #6f855e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f855e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 133 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 17% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f855e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f855e, #5e8561);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f855e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 133 94 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.42 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.58 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.75 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.94 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.32 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.94 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.95 #907aa1 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Fern Green
#6f855e  rgb(111, 133, 94)  hsl(94, 17%, 45%)  Fern Green
#745e85  rgb(116, 94, 133)  hsl(274, 17%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#5e6f85  rgb(94, 111, 133)  hsl(214, 17%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#855e6f  rgb(133, 94, 111)  hsl(334, 17%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe