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Recognised as Colour

#6AA812

  • #6AA812
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6AA812 is a green with RGB values 106, 168, 18 and HSL 85°, 81%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6AA812#6AA812
HEX#6AA812
RGBrgb(106, 168, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6588, 0.0706
RGB percentages41.6%, 65.9%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(84.8, 80.6%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.8, 89.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK36.9%, 0%, 89.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,989,842
CSS custom property--colour: #6AA812;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9557ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA18Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Olivedrab · ΔE 19.2Forest green · ΔE 22.1Green · ΔE 22.7Limegreen · ΔE 27.9Olive · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5012A8
Analogous#A89B12, #1FA812
Triadic#126AA8, #A8126A
Split complementary#121FA8, #9B12A8
Tetradic#12A89B, #5012A8, #A8121F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF393
Lighter +30%#B5EE65
Lighter +20%#A0EA36
Lighter +10%#87D617
Darker −10%#4D7A0D
Darker −20%#304C08
Darker −30%#131E03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6DBA00
Less saturated −25%#669129

Channel breakdown

R106
G168
B18
Red106 (41.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue84.8°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G A8 · B 12

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