Recognised as Colour

#6CA947

#6CA947
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6CA947 is a green with RGB values 108, 169, 71 and HSL 97°, 41%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#6CA947

RGBrgb(108, 169, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6627, 0.2784

RGB percentages42.4%, 66.3%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(97.3, 40.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.3, 58%, 66.3%)

CMYK36.1%, 0%, 58%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,121,223

CSS custom property--colour: #6CA947;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#9356B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9D3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6984Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6BA394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14 Forest green · ΔE 17.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.3 Green · ΔE 23.2 Light green · ΔE 25.8 Yellow green · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8447A9

Analogous#9DA947, #47A953

Triadic#476CA9, #A9476C

Split complementary#5347A9, #A9479D

Tetradic#479DA9, #8447A9, #A95347

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBEBD1

Lighter +30%#BFDCAD

Lighter +20%#A3CD89

Lighter +10%#87BE65

Darker −10%#558538

Darker −20%#3E6129

Darker −30%#273D1A

Darker −40%#10190B

More saturated +25%#65C729

Less saturated −25%#738B65

Channel breakdown

R108

G169

B71

Red108 (42.4%)

Green169 (66.3%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue97.35°

Saturation (HSL)40.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G A9 · B 47

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