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Recognised as Colour

#6C7259

  • #6C7259
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6C7259 is a green with RGB values 108, 114, 89 and HSL 74°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6C7259#6C7259
HEX#6C7259
RGBrgb(108, 114, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4471, 0.349
RGB percentages42.4%, 44.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(74.4, 12.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.4, 21.9%, 44.7%)
CMYK5.3%, 0%, 21.9%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,107,161
CSS custom property--colour: #6C7259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#938DA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#756F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#756F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6F6F6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5F5972
Analogous#726B59, #607259
Triadic#596C72, #72596C
Split complementary#596072, #6B5972
Tetradic#59726C, #5F5972, #725960

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CFD2C5
Lighter +30%#B7BBA9
Lighter +20%#9FA58C
Lighter +10%#878F6F
Darker −10%#515543
Darker −20%#36392C
Darker −30%#1B1C16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#798B40
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R108
G114
B89
Red108 (42.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue74.4°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G 72 · B 59

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