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Recognised as Colour

#6CB659

  • #6CB659
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#6CB659 is a green with RGB values 108, 182, 89 and HSL 108°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#6CB659#6CB659
HEX#6CB659
RGBrgb(108, 182, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7137, 0.349
RGB percentages42.4%, 71.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(107.7, 38.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.7, 51.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 51.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,124,569
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#9349A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA951no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A25Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#67B1A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.4Forest green · ΔE 19.7Light green · ΔE 20Olivedrab · ΔE 20.6Pale green · ΔE 24.4Sea green · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A359B6
Analogous#9BB659, #59B675
Triadic#596CB6, #B6596C
Split complementary#7559B6, #B6599B
Tetradic#599BB6, #A359B6, #B67559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4E7
Lighter +30%#CAE5C3
Lighter +20%#ABD5A0
Lighter +10%#8BC67C
Darker −10%#559943
Darker −20%#417534
Darker −30%#2D5224
Darker −40%#1A2F14
More saturated +25%#5AD43B
Less saturated −25%#7E9877

Channel breakdown

R108
G182
B89
Red108 (42.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue107.74°
Saturation (HSL)38.91%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G B6 · B 59

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