Information about #609969 color

#609969 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #609969 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(96, 153, 105) — 37.6% red, 60% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 19 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained leafy green, #609969 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Russian Green (#679267). Nearby in the Register you will also find Epiphany (#6A9A62) and Slate Green (#658D6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(96, 153, 105) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #609969 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. #609969 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#609969 color variations

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

#609969 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 #609969

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

Epiphany color link
Epiphany

#6A9A62

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Algae color link
Algae

#54AC68

Muted Green color link
Muted Green

#5FA052

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#609969
  • RGB96, 153, 105
  • CMYK22, 0, 19, 40
  • CSSrgb(96, 153, 105)
  • HSL129°, 23%, 49%
  • HSL Precise129.474°, 22.892%, 48.824%
  • HSV129°, 37%, 60%
  • HSB129°, 37%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.600, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.600, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.600, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID609969
  • DECIMAL ID6330729
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01