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Recognised as Colour

#6CA985

  • #6CA985
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#6CA985 is a green with RGB values 108, 169, 133 and HSL 145°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#6CA985#6CA985
HEX#6CA985
RGBrgb(108, 169, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6627, 0.5216
RGB percentages42.4%, 66.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(144.6, 26.2%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.6, 36.1%, 66.3%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 21.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,121,285
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#93567A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A083no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#60A89Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16Sea green · ΔE 19.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96C90
Analogous#71A96C, #6CA9A4
Triadic#856CA9, #A9856C
Split complementary#A46CA9, #A96C71
Tetradic#6C71A9, #A96C90, #A9A36C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4F0
Lighter +30%#CDE1D5
Lighter +20%#ACCFBA
Lighter +10%#8CBCA0
Darker −10%#538F6C
Darker −20%#416E53
Darker −30%#2E4E3B
Darker −40%#1B2E23
More saturated +25%#4FC680
Less saturated −25%#898C8A

Channel breakdown

R108
G169
B133
Red108 (42.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue144.59°
Saturation (HSL)26.18%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G A9 · B 85

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