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Recognised as Colour

#6DAB23

  • #6DAB23
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6DAB23 is a green with RGB values 109, 171, 35 and HSL 87°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6DAB23#6DAB23
HEX#6DAB23
RGBrgb(109, 171, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6706, 0.1373
RGB percentages42.7%, 67.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(87.4, 66%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 79.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK36.3%, 0%, 79.5%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,187,235
CSS custom property--colour: #6DAB23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#9254DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6FA492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.4Olivedrab · ΔE 17.7Forest green · ΔE 20.8Green · ΔE 22.4Limegreen · ΔE 28.1Olive · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6123AB
Analogous#ABA523, #29AB23
Triadic#236DAB, #AB236D
Split complementary#2329AB, #A523AB
Tetradic#23ABA5, #6123AB, #AB2329

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0EEAC
Lighter +30%#B8E582
Lighter +20%#A0DD57
Lighter +10%#88D42D
Darker −10%#52811A
Darker −20%#375612
Darker −30%#1C2C09
Darker −40%#010200
More saturated +25%#6FC509
Less saturated −25%#6B913D

Channel breakdown

R109
G171
B35
Red109 (42.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue87.35°
Saturation (HSL)66.02%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G AB · B 23

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