Information about #6FA72A color

#6FA72A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6FA72A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(111, 167, 42) — 43.5% red, 65.5% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 49 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #6FA72A 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 just a few steps away from Leaf (#71AA34). Slightly further away sit Green Onion (#6AA121) and Christi (#71A91D).

The recipe behind #6FA72A is rgb(111, 167, 42), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6FA72A: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6FA72A color variations

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#6FA72A 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 #6FA72A

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

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6FA72A
  • RGB111, 167, 42
  • CMYK22, 0, 49, 35
  • CSSrgb(111, 167, 42)
  • HSL87°, 60%, 41%
  • HSL Precise86.88°, 59.809%, 40.98%
  • HSV87°, 75%, 65%
  • HSB87°, 75%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.655, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.655, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.655, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6FA72A
  • DECIMAL ID7317290
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01