Information about #6B8C70 color

#6B8C70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B8C70 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 140, 112) — 42% red, 54.9% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 11 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B8C70 reads as a calm, restrained leafy green and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Laurel (#6E8D71). Nearby in the Register you will also find Slate Green (#658D6D) and Russian Green (#679267).

The recipe behind #6B8C70 is rgb(107, 140, 112), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. No one has named #6B8C70 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B8C70 color variations

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

#6B8C70 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 #6B8C70

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

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B8C70
  • RGB107, 140, 112
  • CMYK13, 0, 11, 45
  • CSSrgb(107, 140, 112)
  • HSL129°, 13%, 48%
  • HSL Precise129.091°, 13.36%, 48.431%
  • HSV129°, 24%, 55%
  • HSB129°, 24%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.549, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.549, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.549, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B8C70
  • DECIMAL ID7048304
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01