Information about #609216 color

#609216 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#609216 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(96, 146, 22) — 37.6% red, 57.3% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 49 / 43. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #609216 reads as a energetic, saturated chartreuse and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bitter Lime (#648C11). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kakapo (#5C9625) and Olivedrab (#698B22).

In RGB terms — rgb(96, 146, 22) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #609216: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #609216 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#609216 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#609216 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #609216

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Avocado color link
Avocado

#568203

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#609216
  • RGB96, 146, 22
  • CMYK20, 0, 49, 43
  • CSSrgb(96, 146, 22)
  • HSL84°, 74%, 33%
  • HSL Precise84.194°, 73.81%, 32.941%
  • HSV84°, 85%, 57%
  • HSB84°, 85%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.573, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.573, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.573, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID609216
  • DECIMAL ID6328854
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01