Exploring the Color #6D8359

#6D8359 sits at 91° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 19% saturation and 43% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 109, 131, 89 produces a 5.04:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6D8359 is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 31 units away from #696969. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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