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Recognised as Colour

#6B9917

  • #6B9917
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#6B9917 is a green with RGB values 107, 153, 23 and HSL 81°, 74%, 35%. 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

#6B9917#6B9917
HEX#6B9917
RGBrgb(107, 153, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6, 0.0902
RGB percentages42%, 60%, 9%
HSLhsl(81.2, 73.9%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.2, 85%, 60%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 85%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,051,543
CSS custom property--colour: #6B9917;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#9466E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A18D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8A27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6F9282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 9.5Forest green · ΔE 20.8Yellow green · ΔE 21.5Olive · ΔE 21.9Green · ΔE 22.3Dark green · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#451799
Analogous#998617, #2A9917
Triadic#176B99, #99176B
Split complementary#172A99, #861799
Tetradic#179986, #451799, #99172A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCEE8E
Lighter +30%#B8E762
Lighter +20%#A4E135
Lighter +10%#8AC51E
Darker −10%#4C6D10
Darker −20%#2D400A
Darker −30%#0E1403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#71AF01
Less saturated −25%#65832D

Channel breakdown

R107
G153
B23
Red107 (42%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue81.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.86%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G 99 · B 17

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