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Recognised as Colour

#6BB224

  • #6BB224
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6BB224 is a green with RGB values 107, 178, 36 and HSL 90°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6BB224#6BB224
HEX#6BB224
RGBrgb(107, 178, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.698, 0.1412
RGB percentages42%, 69.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(90, 66.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 79.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 79.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,057,956
CSS custom property--colour: #6BB224;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#944DDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09E34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6BAB98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.1Forest green · ΔE 22Olivedrab · ΔE 22.1Green · ΔE 23.2Limegreen · ΔE 23.9Light green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B24B2
Analogous#B2B224, #24B224
Triadic#246BB2, #B2246B
Split complementary#2424B2, #B224B2
Tetradic#24B2B2, #6B24B2, #B22424

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1F0B2
Lighter +30%#B7E788
Lighter +20%#9EDE5E
Lighter +10%#84D633
Darker −10%#51881B
Darker −20%#385D13
Darker −30%#1E330A
Darker −40%#050802
More saturated +25%#6BCD09
Less saturated −25%#6B973F

Channel breakdown

R107
G178
B36
Red107 (42%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)66.36%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G B2 · B 24

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