#6c8f2e Color Information

#6c8f2e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6c8f2e. In RGB, it consists of 42.4% Red, 56.1% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 24.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 67.8% Yellow, and 43.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 81.6°, with saturation of 51.3% and lightness of 37.1%. The decimal value for #6c8f2e is 7114542, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6c8f2e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#6c8f2e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color108, 143, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color42.4%, 56.1%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.576, 0.439, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.245, 0, 0.678, 0.439 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color81.6°, 51.3%, 37.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color81.6°, 67.8%, 56.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.500, 23.030, 6.160 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color46, 143, 81 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7114542 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.104, -27.558, 45.813 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.104, 53.462, 121.028 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.104, -17.447, 54.796 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.990, -22.610, 25.982 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.361, 0.504, 23.030 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285304622 / 0xff6c8f2e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669933 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #6c8f2e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6c8f2e, its pure hue is 81.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.3%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6c8f2e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e1206 to #5f7d28.

Tints of #6c8f2e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6c8f2e, its pure hue is 81.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.3%, and its lightness is 37.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6c8f2e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7e9d48 to #edf1e5.

Tones of #6c8f2e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6c8f2e, its pure hue is 81.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6c8f2e, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #79bd00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6c8f2e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6c8f2e! For #6c8f2e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6c8f2e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6c8f2e

This color, #6c8f2e, consists of 42.4% Red, 56.1% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 108, Green = 143, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6c8f2e is 24.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 67.8% Yellow, and 43.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R42.4%
C24.5%
G56.1%
M0.0%
B18.0%
Y67.8%
K43.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 108 143 46
Octal 154 217 56
Hexa #6c #8f #2e
Binary 01101100 10001111 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 0 67 43
Octal 30 0 103 53
Hexa #18 #00 #43 #2b
Binary 00011000 00000000 01000011 00101011

Analogous Colors of #6c8f2e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6c8f2e — which has hue 81.6° — its analogous colors are located at 51.6° and 111.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c8f2e.

Triadic Colors of #6c8f2e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6c8f2e — which has hue 81.6° — its triadic colors are located at 81.6° and 321.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c8f2e.

Complementary Color of #6c8f2e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6c8f2e — which has hue 81.6° — its complementary color is located at 261.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c8f2e.

Split Complementary Colors of #6c8f2e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6c8f2e — which has hue 81.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.6° and 291.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c8f2e.

Tetradic Colors of #6c8f2e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6c8f2e — which has hue 81.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 351.6°, 81.6°, 171.6°, and 261.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6c8f2e.

Monochromatic Colors of #6c8f2e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6c8f2e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #333c23 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a6e338 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6c8f2e

We want to make getting started with #6c8f2e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6c8f2e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6c8f2e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6c8f2e with other HTML elements.

#6c8f2e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6c8f2e.
<span style="color: #6c8f2e;">The color of this text is #6c8f2e.</span>

#6c8f2e Background Color

The background color for this text is #6c8f2e.
<div style="background-color: #6c8f2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6c8f2e.</div>

#6c8f2e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6c8f2e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6c8f2e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6c8f2e.</span>

#6c8f2e Border Color

This is a div with border color #6c8f2e.
<div style="border: #6c8f2e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6c8f2e.</div>

#6c8f2e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c8f2e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c8f2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c8f2e on a white background.</div></div>

#6c8f2e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6c8f2e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6c8f2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6c8f2e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6c8f2e to White

This is a gradient from #6c8f2e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c8f2e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c8f2e to white.</div>

Gradient from #6c8f2e to Black

This is a gradient from #6c8f2e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6c8f2e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6c8f2e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6c8f2e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6c8f2e

In addition to using #6c8f2e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6c8f2e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6c8f2e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 108, Green = 143, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6c8f2e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6c8f2e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(108, 143, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6c8f2e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6c8f2e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6c8f2e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(108, 143, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6c8f2e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:108, green:143, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:108 green:143 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(108f, 143f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(108, 143, 46);
 

#6c8f2e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6c8f2e the same way. For those with color blindness, #6c8f2e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6c8f2e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6c8f2e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6c8f2e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6c8f2e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6c8f2e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #6c8f2e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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