Information about #6A8961 color

#6A8961 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6A8961 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 137, 97) — 41.6% red, 53.7% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 16 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6A8961 reads as a calm, restrained leafy green and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spirulina (#688C60). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ranger (#6D8063) and Young Bamboo Color (#6B9362).

In RGB terms — rgb(106, 137, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #6A8961 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6A8961 color variations

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#6A8961 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 #6A8961

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

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Epiphany color link
Epiphany

#6A9A62

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A8961
  • RGB106, 137, 97
  • CMYK12, 0, 16, 46
  • CSSrgb(106, 137, 97)
  • HSL107°, 17%, 46%
  • HSL Precise106.5°, 17.094%, 45.882%
  • HSV107°, 29%, 54%
  • HSB107°, 29%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.537, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.537, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.537, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6A8961
  • DECIMAL ID6981985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01