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Recognised as Colour

#6C997B

  • #6C997B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#6C997B is a green with RGB values 108, 153, 123 and HSL 140°, 18%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#6C997B#6C997B
HEX#6C997B
RGBrgb(108, 153, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6, 0.4824
RGB percentages42.4%, 60%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(140, 18.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 29.4%, 60%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 19.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,117,179
CSS custom property--colour: #6C997B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#936684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999279no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#918D7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#649891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6Sea green · ΔE 21.6Dark cyan · ΔE 23Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#996C8A
Analogous#73996C, #6C9992
Triadic#7B6C99, #997B6C
Split complementary#916C99, #996C74
Tetradic#6C7399, #996C8A, #99926C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EDE7
Lighter +30%#C6D8CC
Lighter +20%#A8C3B1
Lighter +10%#8AAE96
Darker −10%#567C63
Darker −20%#415E4B
Darker −30%#2C4033
Darker −40%#17221B
More saturated +25%#4DB871
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R108
G153
B123
Red108 (42.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G 99 · B 7B

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