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Recognised as Colour

#6CAF22

  • #6CAF22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6CAF22 is a green with RGB values 108, 175, 34 and HSL 89°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6CAF22#6CAF22
HEX#6CAF22
RGBrgb(108, 175, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6863, 0.1333
RGB percentages42.4%, 68.6%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(88.5, 67.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.5, 80.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK38.3%, 0%, 80.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,122,722
CSS custom property--colour: #6CAF22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#9350DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9C32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6DA895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3Olivedrab · ΔE 20.4Forest green · ΔE 21.6Green · ΔE 22.9Limegreen · ΔE 25.6Light green · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6522AF
Analogous#AFAB22, #26AF22
Triadic#226CAF, #AF226C
Split complementary#2226AF, #AB22AF
Tetradic#22AFAB, #6522AF, #AF2226

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0EFAE
Lighter +30%#B7E783
Lighter +20%#9FDF58
Lighter +10%#86D62E
Darker −10%#52841A
Darker −20%#375A11
Darker −30%#1D2F09
Darker −40%#030401
More saturated +25%#6DC908
Less saturated −25%#6B953C

Channel breakdown

R108
G175
B34
Red108 (42.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue88.51°
Saturation (HSL)67.46%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G AF · B 22

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