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Recognised as Colour

#6DB11C

  • #6DB11C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6DB11C is a green with RGB values 109, 177, 28 and HSL 87°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6DB11C#6DB11C
HEX#6DB11C
RGBrgb(109, 177, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6941, 0.1098
RGB percentages42.7%, 69.4%, 11%
HSLhsl(87.4, 72.7%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 84.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK38.4%, 0%, 84.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,188,764
CSS custom property--colour: #6DB11C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#924EE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.1Olivedrab · ΔE 22.4Forest green · ΔE 23.4Green · ΔE 24.2Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Light green · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#601CB1
Analogous#B1AB1C, #22B11C
Triadic#1C6DB1, #B11C6D
Split complementary#1C22B1, #AB1CB1
Tetradic#1CB1AB, #601CB1, #B11C22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0F1A8
Lighter +30%#B8EA7C
Lighter +20%#A0E350
Lighter +10%#88DC24
Darker −10%#528515
Darker −20%#37590E
Darker −30%#1C2D07
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#6FCB02
Less saturated −25%#6B9736

Channel breakdown

R109
G177
B28
Red109 (42.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue87.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G B1 · B 1C

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