Recognised as Colour

#6DAA42

#6DAA42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#6DAA42 is a green with RGB values 109, 170, 66 and HSL 95°, 44%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#6DAA42

RGBrgb(109, 170, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6667, 0.2588

RGB percentages42.7%, 66.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(95.2, 44.1%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.2, 61.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK35.9%, 0%, 61.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,187,010

CSS custom property--colour: #6DAA42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#9255BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B09D36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8984Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6CA494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.7 Forest green · ΔE 17.5 Green · ΔE 22.5 Yellow green · ΔE 24 Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4 Light green · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F42AA

Analogous#A1AA42, #42AA4B

Triadic#426DAA, #AA426D

Split complementary#4B42AA, #AA42A1

Tetradic#42A1AA, #7F42AA, #AA4B42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9EBCD

Lighter +30%#BEDDA8

Lighter +20%#A2CF83

Lighter +10%#87C15E

Darker −10%#558534

Darker −20%#3E6125

Darker −30%#263C17

Darker −40%#0F1709

More saturated +25%#68C725

Less saturated −25%#728C60

Channel breakdown

R109

G170

B66

Red109 (42.7%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue95.19°

Saturation (HSL)44.07%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G AA · B 42

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