Information about #6C8462 color

#6C8462 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C8462 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(108, 132, 98) (42.4% red, 51.8% green, 38.4% blue), or CMYK 9 / 0 / 13 / 48 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6C8462 reads as a calm, restrained zesty chartreuse and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ranger (#6D8063). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spirulina (#688C60) and Limed Ash (#747D63).

The recipe behind #6C8462 is rgb(108, 132, 98), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6C8462 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. #6C8462 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6C8462 color variations

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#6C8462 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 #6C8462

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

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Flax Smoke color link
Flax Smoke

#7B8265

Yucca color link
Yucca

#68786B

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Willow Grove color link
Willow Grove

#69755C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C8462
  • RGB108, 132, 98
  • CMYK9, 0, 13, 48
  • CSSrgb(108, 132, 98)
  • HSL102°, 15%, 45%
  • HSL Precise102.353°, 14.783%, 45.098%
  • HSV102°, 26%, 52%
  • HSB102°, 26%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.518, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.518, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.518, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C8462
  • DECIMAL ID7111778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01