Colour

#6CAA00

#6CAA00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#6CAA00 is a green with RGB values 108, 170, 0 and HSL 82°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6CAA00#6CAA00

HEX#6CAA00

RGBrgb(108, 170, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6667, 0

RGB percentages42.4%, 66.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(81.9, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.9, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK36.5%, 0%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,121,408

CSS custom property--colour: #6CAA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

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

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#9355FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B29C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9821no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6EA290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.9 Green · ΔE 24.7 Forest green · ΔE 24.7 Limegreen · ΔE 27.3 Olive · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E00AA

Analogous#AA9300, #17AA00

Triadic#006CAA, #AA006C

Split complementary#0017AA, #9300AA

Tetradic#00AA93, #3E00AA, #AA0017

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDFF77

Lighter +30%#BBFF44

Lighter +20%#A8FF11

Lighter +10%#8CDD00

Darker −10%#4C7700

Darker −20%#2B4400

Darker −30%#0B1100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6CAA00

Less saturated −25%#669515

Channel breakdown

R108

G170

Red108 (42.4%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue81.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G AA · B 00

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