Information about #6C8859 color

#6C8859 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C8859 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 136, 89) — 42.4% red, 53.3% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 18 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained chartreuse, #6C8859 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spirulina (#688C60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Reseda Green (#6C7C59) and Hippie Green (#608A5A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(108, 136, 89)), which gives #6C8859 its character. If you plan to put text on a #6C8859 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6C8859 color variations

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

#6C8859 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6C8859 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#556C46

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#405135

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Black

#000000

#6C8859 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#738567

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Grey

#808080

#6C8859 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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#877E58

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#6C8859 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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#755988
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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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#885983
#885983

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#5D5988
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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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#838859
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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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#596B88
#596B88

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#88596B
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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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#598875
#598875

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#88596B
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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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#598388
#598388

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#755988
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#885D59
#885D59

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Nearest named colors to #6C8859

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

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Ranger color link
Ranger

#6D8063

Young Bamboo Color color link
Young Bamboo Color

#6B9362

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Drab Green color link
Drab Green

#749551

Russian Green color link
Russian Green

#679267

Finch color link
Finch

#75785A

Axolotl color link
Axolotl

#63775B

#6C8859 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C8859
  • RGB108, 136, 89
  • CMYK11, 0, 18, 47
  • CSSrgb(108, 136, 89)
  • HSL96°, 21%, 44%
  • HSL Precise95.745°, 20.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV96°, 35%, 53%
  • HSB96°, 35%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.533, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.533, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.533, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C8859
  • DECIMAL ID7112793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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