Exploring the Color #6E7A54

#6E7A54 sits at 79° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 18% saturation and 40% 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 110, 122, 84 produces a 4.59:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6E7A54 is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 27 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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