Arctic Lichen Green Color

#6f7872

Arctic Lichen Green is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #90878d
Complementary Color #776f75
Color Shade: cool green (140° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Arctic Lichen Green Color Sample
Arctic Lichen Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6f7872

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Lichen Green Color. The Duck Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Jasper Green (#57605a) for more energetic effect. Try Brookside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#776f75 is the best complementary color to Arctic Lichen Green. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f7872 complementary color is Fedora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Xanadu are #70776f and #6f7776. Thus found on the left and right of #6f7872 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Xanadu and Sirocco colors as they work well with Arctic Lichen Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arctic Lichen Green palette consists of #776f70 and #766f77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#776f75). Try Dove Gray and Salt Box colors in combination with #6f7872, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6f7872 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arctic Lichen Green. Thus Tapa and Jumbo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arctic Lichen Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fedora, Storm Gray, and Tapa split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f7872 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arctic Lichen Green tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#776f75) and two others. The Jumbo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Limed Ash – 120° from the complementary Fedora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #726f77 and #75776f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6f7872 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Lichen Green has a hue angle of 140°, a saturation of 3.9% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f7872 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #6f7872
RGB Decimal rgb(111,120,114)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 2.35, 52.94
HSL hsl(140,3.9%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(140,7.5%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.5293,-4.609,2.1295)
XYZ xyz(16.3093,18.0274,18.5396)
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