Recognised as Colour

#6CAA46

#6CAA46
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6CAA46 is a green with RGB values 108, 170, 70 and HSL 97°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#6CAA46

RGBrgb(108, 170, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6667, 0.2745

RGB percentages42.4%, 66.7%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(97.2, 41.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.2, 58.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK36.5%, 0%, 58.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,121,478

CSS custom property--colour: #6CAA46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#9355B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09D3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7984Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6BA494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.2 Forest green · ΔE 17.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.7 Green · ΔE 22.9 Light green · ΔE 25.5 Yellow green · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8446AA

Analogous#9EAA46, #46AA52

Triadic#466CAA, #AA466C

Split complementary#5246AA, #AA469E

Tetradic#469EAA, #8446AA, #AA5246

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBECD0

Lighter +30%#BFDDAC

Lighter +20%#A3CE88

Lighter +10%#87BF64

Darker −10%#558637

Darker −20%#3E6228

Darker −30%#273E19

Darker −40%#10190A

More saturated +25%#65C828

Less saturated −25%#738C64

Channel breakdown

R108

G170

B70

Red108 (42.4%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue97.2°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G AA · B 46

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