Recognised as Colour

#6CB970

#6CB970
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#6CB970 is a green with RGB values 108, 185, 112 and HSL 123°, 35%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6CB970

RGBrgb(108, 185, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7255, 0.4392

RGB percentages42.4%, 72.5%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(123.1, 35.5%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(123.1, 41.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK41.6%, 0%, 39.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,125,360

CSS custom property--colour: #6CB970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#93468F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCAC6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#62B5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.5 Sea green · ΔE 19.8 Light green · ΔE 20.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.6 Pale green · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B96CB5

Analogous#8FB96C, #6CB997

Triadic#706CB9, #B9706C

Split complementary#976CB9, #B96C8E

Tetradic#6C8EB9, #B96CB5, #B9966C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6FBF6

Lighter +30%#D4EAD5

Lighter +20%#B1DAB3

Lighter +10%#8FC992

Darker −10%#4EA453

Darker −20%#3E8141

Darker −30%#2D5F30

Darker −40%#1D3C1E

More saturated +25%#51D458

Less saturated −25%#879E88

Channel breakdown

R108

G185

B112

Red108 (42.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue123.12°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G B9 · B 70

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