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Recognised as Colour

#6AB942

  • #6AB942
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6AB942 is a green with RGB values 106, 185, 66 and HSL 100°, 47%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6AB942#6AB942
HEX#6AB942
RGBrgb(106, 185, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7255, 0.2588
RGB percentages41.6%, 72.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(99.8, 47.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.8, 64.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK42.7%, 0%, 64.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,994,242
CSS custom property--colour: #6AB942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#9546BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAA33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A44Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#66B3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Forest green · ΔE 19.1Olivedrab · ΔE 21.9Green · ΔE 22.8Light green · ΔE 23.3Limegreen · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9142B9
Analogous#A6B942, #42B955
Triadic#426AB9, #B9426A
Split complementary#5542B9, #B942A6
Tetradic#42A6B9, #9142B9, #B95542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF1D6
Lighter +30%#C2E3B1
Lighter +20%#A4D68B
Lighter +10%#87C866
Darker −10%#549335
Darker −20%#3F6E27
Darker −30%#29481A
Darker −40%#14230C
More saturated +25%#60D823
Less saturated −25%#749A61

Channel breakdown

R106
G185
B66
Red106 (41.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue99.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G B9 · B 42

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