Recognised as Colour

#6CA22A

#6CA22A
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6CA22A is a green with RGB values 108, 162, 42 and HSL 87°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#6CA22A

RGBrgb(108, 162, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6353, 0.1647

RGB percentages42.4%, 63.5%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(87, 58.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(87, 74.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 74.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,119,402

CSS custom property--colour: #6CA22A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#935DD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99613no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29235no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6E9B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.2 Forest green · ΔE 18.5 Yellow green · ΔE 20.5 Green · ΔE 21.3 Olive · ΔE 25.7 Dark green · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#602AA2

Analogous#A29C2A, #30A22A

Triadic#2A6CA2, #A22A6C

Split complementary#2A30A2, #9C2AA2

Tetradic#2AA29C, #602AA2, #A22A30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFEAAE

Lighter +30%#B7E085

Lighter +20%#9FD55D

Lighter +10%#87CB35

Darker −10%#517A1F

Darker −20%#365115

Darker −30%#1B290B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6FBC10

Less saturated −25%#698944

Channel breakdown

R108

G162

B42

Red108 (42.4%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue87°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G A2 · B 2A

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