Information about #6B8E79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6B8E79 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 142, 121) — 42% red, 55.7% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 8 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B8E79 reads as a softly toned minty spring green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Laurel (#6E8D71). Slightly further away sit Xanadu (#738678) and Oxley (#6D9A79).

The recipe behind #6B8E79 is rgb(107, 142, 121), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6B8E79: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6B8E79 color variations

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

#6B8E79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B8E79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B8E79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B8E79 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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#6B8E79 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #6B8E79

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

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Smoky Green color link
Smoky Green

#79867C

My Sweet Home color link
My Sweet Home

#657F7C

#6B8E79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B8E79
  • RGB107, 142, 121
  • CMYK14, 0, 8, 44
  • HSL144°, 14%, 49%
  • HSL Precise144°, 14.056%, 48.824%
  • HSV144°, 25%, 56%
  • HSB144°, 25%, 56%
  • HEX ID6B8E79
  • DECIMAL ID7048825
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
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