Information about #6CAE40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6CAE40 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 174, 64) — 42.4% red, 68.2% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 0 / 43 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6CAE40 is a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nasty Green (#70B23F). Slightly further away sit Apple (#66B447) and Moderate Pistachio (#6DA84A).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 174, 64) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6CAE40: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6CAE40 color variations

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

#6CAE40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6CAE40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6CAE40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6CAE40 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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#6CAE40 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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#416DAF
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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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#41AF83
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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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#AF4C41
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Nearest named colors to #6CAE40

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

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Apple color link
Apple

#66B447

Moderate Pistachio color link
Moderate Pistachio

#6DA84A

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Go color link
Go

#76AD4C

Moderate Harlequin color link
Moderate Harlequin

#61A84A

Moderate Chartreuse Green color link
Moderate Chartreuse Green

#79A84A

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Turtle Green color link
Turtle Green

#75B84F

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

#6CAE40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CAE40
  • RGB108, 174, 64
  • CMYK26, 0, 43, 32
  • HSL96°, 46%, 47%
  • HSL Precise96°, 46.218%, 46.667%
  • HSV96°, 63%, 68%
  • HSB96°, 63%, 68%
  • HEX ID6CAE40
  • DECIMAL ID7122496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
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