Colour

#6D9817

#6D9817
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6D9817 is a green with RGB values 109, 152, 23 and HSL 80°, 74%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#6D9817

RGBrgb(109, 152, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5961, 0.0902

RGB percentages42.7%, 59.6%, 9%

HSLhsl(80, 73.7%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80, 84.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK28.3%, 0%, 84.9%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,182,359

CSS custom property--colour: #6D9817;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#9267E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8A27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#719181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 8.6 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Forest green · ΔE 21.6 Yellow green · ΔE 22 Green · ΔE 23.2 Dark green · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#421798

Analogous#988317, #2D9817

Triadic#176D98, #98176D

Split complementary#172C98, #821798

Tetradic#179883, #421798, #98172D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CEEE8D

Lighter +30%#BAE761

Lighter +20%#A7E035

Lighter +10%#8DC41E

Darker −10%#4D6C10

Darker −20%#2D3F0A

Darker −30%#0E1303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#74AE01

Less saturated −25%#66822D

Channel breakdown

R109

G152

B23

Red109 (42.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue80°

Saturation (HSL)73.71%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G 98 · B 17

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