Information about #6B9A15 color

#6B9A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6B9A15 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 154, 21) — 42% red, 60.4% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 52 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B9A15 reads as a energetic, saturated chartreuse and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Onion (#6AA121). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bitter Lime (#648C11) and Christi (#71A91D).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 154, 21) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. No one has named #6B9A15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6B9A15 color variations

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#6B9A15 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 #6B9A15

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

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Ugly Green color link
Ugly Green

#7A9703

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Trendy Green color link
Trendy Green

#7C881A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B9A15
  • RGB107, 154, 21
  • CMYK18, 0, 52, 40
  • CSSrgb(107, 154, 21)
  • HSL81°, 76%, 34%
  • HSL Precise81.203°, 76%, 34.314%
  • HSV81°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB81°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.604, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.604, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.604, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6B9A15
  • DECIMAL ID7051797
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01