Recognised as Colour

#6BAE11

#6BAE11
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#6BAE11 is a green with RGB values 107, 174, 17 and HSL 86°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#6BAE11

RGBrgb(107, 174, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6824, 0.0667

RGB percentages42%, 68.2%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(85.6, 82.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.6, 90.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK38.5%, 0%, 90.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,056,913

CSS custom property--colour: #6BAE11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#9451EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9B29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#6CA694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.6 Forest green · ΔE 23.8 Green · ΔE 24.2 Limegreen · ΔE 25.2 Olive · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5411AE

Analogous#AEA311, #1CAE11

Triadic#116BAE, #AE116B

Split complementary#111CAE, #A311AE

Tetradic#11AEA3, #5411AE, #AE111C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCF596

Lighter +30%#B6F068

Lighter +20%#A0EC39

Lighter +10%#88DC16

Darker −10%#4E800C

Darker −20%#325108

Darker −30%#152303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6DBF00

Less saturated −25%#689629

Channel breakdown

R107

G174

B17

Red107 (42%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue85.61°

Saturation (HSL)82.2%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G AE · B 11

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