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Recognised as Colour

#6CA359

  • #6CA359
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#6CA359 is a green with RGB values 108, 163, 89 and HSL 105°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#6CA359#6CA359
HEX#6CA359
RGBrgb(108, 163, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6392, 0.349
RGB percentages42.4%, 63.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(104.6, 29.4%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.6, 45.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 45.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,119,705
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#935CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79853no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F935Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#699E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 17.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.3Olivedrab · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.9Forest green · ΔE 23.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9059A3
Analogous#91A359, #59A36B
Triadic#596CA3, #A3596C
Split complementary#6B59A3, #A35991
Tetradic#5991A3, #9059A3, #A36B59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0ECDC
Lighter +30%#C3DABB
Lighter +20%#A6C89A
Lighter +10%#89B679
Darker −10%#568247
Darker −20%#406135
Darker −30%#2A4023
Darker −40%#151F11
More saturated +25%#5DC339
Less saturated −25%#7B8478

Channel breakdown

R108
G163
B89
Red108 (42.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue104.59°
Saturation (HSL)29.37%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G A3 · B 59

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