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Colour

#6A9842

  • #6A9842
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#6A9842 is a green with RGB values 106, 152, 66 and HSL 92°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#6A9842#6A9842
HEX#6A9842
RGBrgb(106, 152, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5961, 0.2588
RGB percentages41.6%, 59.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(92.1, 39.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.1, 56.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 56.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,985,794
CSS custom property--colour: #6A9842;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#9567BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8E3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#978A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B9285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.8Forest green · ΔE 20.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.8Sea green · ΔE 22.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4Dark green · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704298
Analogous#959842, #429845
Triadic#426A98, #98426A
Split complementary#454298, #984295
Tetradic#429598, #704298, #984542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E4C2
Lighter +30%#B8D59E
Lighter +20%#9DC57B
Lighter +10%#83B657
Darker −10%#517433
Darker −20%#385123
Darker −30%#202D14
Darker −40%#070A04
More saturated +25%#68B327
Less saturated −25%#6C7D5D

Channel breakdown

R106
G152
B66
Red106 (41.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue92.09°
Saturation (HSL)39.45%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 98 · B 42

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