Colour

#6CC237

#6CC237
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#6CC237 is a green with RGB values 108, 194, 55 and HSL 97°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#6CC237

RGBrgb(108, 194, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7608, 0.2157

RGB percentages42.4%, 76.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(97.1, 55.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.1, 71.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK44.3%, 0%, 71.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,127,607

CSS custom property--colour: #6CC237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#933DC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B21Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAB44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#69BBA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15 Limegreen · ΔE 18.1 Forest green · ΔE 24.4 Green · ΔE 26.3 Light green · ΔE 26.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D37C2

Analogous#B1C237, #37C248

Triadic#376CC2, #C2376C

Split complementary#4837C2, #C237B1

Tetradic#37B1C2, #8D37C2, #C24837

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFF2D3

Lighter +30%#C2E7AB

Lighter +20%#A5DC83

Lighter +10%#88D15B

Darker −10%#569A2C

Darker −20%#407320

Darker −30%#2A4B15

Darker −40%#14230A

More saturated +25%#65E118

Less saturated −25%#73A356

Channel breakdown

R108

G194

B55

Red108 (42.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue97.12°

Saturation (HSL)55.82%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G C2 · B 37

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