Exploring the Color #6F8B6E

#6F8B6E sits at 118° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 12% saturation and 49% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 111, 139, 110 produces a 5.59:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6F8B6E is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 27 units away from #808080. Designers reach for green 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 cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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