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Recognised as Colour

#6BCB56

  • #6BCB56
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#6BCB56 is a green with RGB values 107, 203, 86 and HSL 109°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#6BCB56#6BCB56
HEX#6BCB56
RGBrgb(107, 203, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7961, 0.3373
RGB percentages42%, 79.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(109.2, 52.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.2, 57.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 0%, 57.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,064,406
CSS custom property--colour: #6BCB56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#9434A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BB4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B25Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#62C5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.9Pale green · ΔE 19.9Limegreen · ΔE 21Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Forest green · ΔE 23.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B656CB
Analogous#A5CB56, #56CB7B
Triadic#566BCB, #CB566B
Split complementary#7C56CB, #CB56A5
Tetradic#56A5CB, #B656CB, #CB7B56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBF2
Lighter +30%#D1EFCB
Lighter +20%#AFE3A4
Lighter +10%#8DD77D
Darker −10%#4FB638
Darker −20%#3E8F2C
Darker −30%#2D6820
Darker −40%#1C4114
More saturated +25%#59E73A
Less saturated −25%#7DAF72

Channel breakdown

R107
G203
B86
Red107 (42%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue109.23°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G CB · B 56

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