Information about #6B8E57 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6B8E57 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 142, 87) — 42% red, 55.7% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 22 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6B8E57 reads as a gently muted yellow-green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spirulina (#688C60). Slightly further away sit Young Bamboo Color (#6B9362) and Hippie Green (#608A5A).

The recipe behind #6B8E57 is rgb(107, 142, 87), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6B8E57: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. No one has named #6B8E57 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B8E57 color variations

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

#6B8E57 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B8E57 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B8E57 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B8E57 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6B8E57 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #6B8E57

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

Young Bamboo Color color link
Young Bamboo Color

#6B9362

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Drab Green color link
Drab Green

#749551

Epiphany color link
Epiphany

#6A9A62

Russian Green color link
Russian Green

#679267

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

Highland color link
Highland

#7A9461

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

#6B8E57 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B8E57
  • RGB107, 142, 87
  • CMYK14, 0, 22, 44
  • CSSrgb(107, 142, 87)
  • HSL98°, 24%, 45%
  • HSL Precise98.182°, 24.017%, 44.902%
  • HSV98°, 39%, 56%
  • HSB98°, 39%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.557, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.557, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.557, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B8E57
  • DECIMAL ID7048791
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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