Colour

#6BCD8A

#6BCD8A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#6BCD8A is a green with RGB values 107, 205, 138 and HSL 139°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6BCD8A

RGBrgb(107, 205, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.8039, 0.5412

RGB percentages42%, 80.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(139, 49.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(139, 47.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK47.8%, 0%, 32.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,064,970

CSS custom property--colour: #6BCD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#943275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDBF86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB58Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#56CBBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11 Light green · ΔE 16.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.1 Pale green · ΔE 21.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD6BAE

Analogous#7DCD6B, #6BCDBB

Triadic#8A6BCD, #CD8A6B

Split complementary#BB6BCD, #CD6B7D

Tetradic#6B7DCD, #CD6BAE, #CDBB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDF4E4

Lighter +20%#B7E7C6

Lighter +10%#91DAA8

Darker −10%#45C06C

Darker −20%#359D56

Darker −30%#287741

Darker −40%#1B512C

More saturated +25%#52E681

Less saturated −25%#84B493

Channel breakdown

R107

G205

B138

Red107 (42%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue138.98°

Saturation (HSL)49.49%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G CD · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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