Exploring the Color #6F7E60

#6F7E60 sits at 90° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 14% saturation and 44% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, shadowed tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 111, 126, 96 produces a 4.83:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6F7E60 is a close cousin of CSS dim gray — about 24 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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