Colour

#6AAA4E

#6AAA4E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6AAA4E is a green with RGB values 106, 170, 78 and HSL 102°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#6AAA4E#6AAA4E

HEX#6AAA4E

RGBrgb(106, 170, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6667, 0.3059

RGB percentages41.6%, 66.7%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(101.7, 37.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.7, 54.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK37.6%, 0%, 54.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,990,414

CSS custom property--colour: #6AAA4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#9555B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9E45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A69854no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#67A595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15.9 Forest green · ΔE 18.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5 Sea green · ΔE 23.9 Green · ΔE 24.2 Light green · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E4EAA

Analogous#98AA4E, #4EAA60

Triadic#4E6AAA, #AA4E6A

Split complementary#604EAA, #AA4E98

Tetradic#4E98AA, #8E4EAA, #AA604E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEEDD7

Lighter +30%#C1DDB4

Lighter +20%#A3CD91

Lighter +10%#86BD6E

Darker −10%#54873E

Darker −20%#3E642E

Darker −30%#29411E

Darker −40%#131E0E

More saturated +25%#5EC92F

Less saturated −25%#768B6D

Channel breakdown

R106

G170

B78

Red106 (41.6%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue101.74°

Saturation (HSL)37.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G AA · B 4E

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