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Recognised as Colour

#6CD991

  • #6CD991
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#6CD991 is a green with RGB values 108, 217, 145 and HSL 140°, 59%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#6CD991#6CD991
HEX#6CD991
RGBrgb(108, 217, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.851, 0.5686
RGB percentages42.4%, 85.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(140.4, 58.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.4, 50.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK50.2%, 0%, 33.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,133,585
CSS custom property--colour: #6CD991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#93266E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9CA8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#CABF95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#52D6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.8Pale green · ΔE 17.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Aquamarine · ΔE 21Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D96CB4
Analogous#7DD96C, #6CD9C7
Triadic#916CD9, #D9916C
Split complementary#C86CD9, #D96C7D
Tetradic#6C7DD9, #D96CB4, #D9C76C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F8EC
Lighter +20%#BDEECE
Lighter +10%#95E3AF
Darker −10%#43CF73
Darker −20%#2EB15A
Darker −30%#238946
Darker −40%#196031
More saturated +25%#55F08A
Less saturated −25%#83C298

Channel breakdown

R108
G217
B145
Red108 (42.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue140.37°
Saturation (HSL)58.92%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G D9 · B 91

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