Information about #6B872C color

#6B872C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B872C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 135, 44) — 42% red, 52.9% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 36 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6B872C is a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mossy Green (#638B27). Slightly further away sit Dirty Green (#667E2C) and Olivedrab (#698B22).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 135, 44) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6B872C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6B872C color variations

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#6B872C 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 #6B872C

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

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Khaki Green color link
Khaki Green

#728639

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Pacifika color link
Pacifika

#778120

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B872C
  • RGB107, 135, 44
  • CMYK11, 0, 36, 47
  • CSSrgb(107, 135, 44)
  • HSL78°, 51%, 35%
  • HSL Precise78.462°, 50.838%, 35.098%
  • HSV78°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB78°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.529, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.529, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.529, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B872C
  • DECIMAL ID7046956
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01