Recognised as Colour
#6BD949
- #6BD949
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Limegreen
#6BD949 is a green with RGB values 107, 217, 73 and HSL 106°, 65%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#6BD949#6BD949
HEX#6BD949
RGBrgb(107, 217, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.851, 0.2863
RGB percentages42%, 85.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(105.8, 65.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.8, 66.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK50.7%, 0%, 66.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,067,977
CSS custom property--colour: #6BD949;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#9426B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B749D9
Analogous#B3D949, #49D96F
Triadic#496BD9, #D9496B
Split complementary#6F49D9, #D949B3
Tetradic#49B3D9, #B749D9, #D96F49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R107
G217
B73
Red107 (42%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue105.83°
Saturation (HSL)65.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G D9 · B 49
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