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Recognised as Colour

#6CAE36

  • #6CAE36
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#6CAE36 is a green with RGB values 108, 174, 54 and HSL 93°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#6CAE36#6CAE36
HEX#6CAE36
RGBrgb(108, 174, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6824, 0.2118
RGB percentages42.4%, 68.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(93, 52.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93, 69%, 68.2%)
CMYK37.9%, 0%, 69%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,122,486
CSS custom property--colour: #6CAE36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#9351C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9B41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.6Forest green · ΔE 18.2Yellow green · ΔE 18.5Green · ΔE 21.5Light green · ΔE 27.3Limegreen · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7836AE
Analogous#A8AE36, #36AE3C
Triadic#366CAE, #AE366C
Split complementary#3C36AE, #AE36A8
Tetradic#36A8AE, #7836AE, #AE3C36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EDC3
Lighter +30%#BBE09D
Lighter +20%#A0D476
Lighter +10%#85C84F
Darker −10%#54872A
Darker −20%#3C601E
Darker −30%#243912
Darker −40%#0B1206
More saturated +25%#69CB1A
Less saturated −25%#6F9253

Channel breakdown

R108
G174
B54
Red108 (42.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue93°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G AE · B 36

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