Oitake Green Color - #5e644f: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

October 1, 2026

Oitake-iro (老竹色) means old bamboo, and Japanese dyers used “oi” for dull, grayed colors in contrast to the bright “waka,” or young, shades. This Oitake Green color (#5e644f) is darker and browner than most references, which list oitake near #6a8372. It looks like bamboo culms after a hard winter.

Oitake Green Color Shades

Complementary colors

#5E644F
#52486B

Triadic colors

#5E644F
#48616B
#6B4861

Tints or lighter colors

#798066
#929A7F
#ABB09C
#C3C7B8
#DBDDD5

Darker colors

#434739
#282B22
#0E0F0B

Analogous colors

#64554F
#645F4F
#5E644F
#54644F
#4F6455

Monochromatic colors

#394126
#545D3C
#6E7755
#868F71
#9EA38F

#5e644f

Green

Oitake Green Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Oitake Green:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#5e644f
RGB	rgb(94,100,79)
HSL	hsl(77,11.7%,35.1%)
CMYK	6, 0, 21, 61
HSV	77, 21, 39
RGB %	37, 39, 31
XYZ	10.6, 12.1, 9.2
LAB	41.3, -6.5, 11.2
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Green
Saturation	21%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	6.16 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	3.41 (fails WCAG AA)