Recognised as Colour

#6D8457

#6D8457
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6D8457 is a green with RGB values 109, 132, 87 and HSL 91°, 21%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6D8457

RGBrgb(109, 132, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5176, 0.3412

RGB percentages42.7%, 51.8%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(90.7, 20.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90.7, 34.1%, 51.8%)

CMYK17.4%, 0%, 34.1%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,177,303

CSS custom property--colour: #6D8457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#927BA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887E54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#857C59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6E8078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 13.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2 Sea green · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E5784

Analogous#848457, #578458

Triadic#576D84, #84576D

Split complementary#585784, #845784

Tetradic#578384, #6E5784, #845857

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3DCCB

Lighter +30%#BAC8AC

Lighter +20%#A0B48D

Lighter +10%#86A06E

Darker −10%#546543

Darker −20%#3A472E

Darker −30%#21281A

Darker −40%#070906

More saturated +25%#6C9F3C

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R109

G132

B87

Red109 (42.7%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue90.67°

Saturation (HSL)20.55%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G 84 · B 57

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