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Recognised as Colour

#6DC12A

  • #6DC12A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6DC12A is a green with RGB values 109, 193, 42 and HSL 93°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6DC12A#6DC12A
HEX#6DC12A
RGBrgb(109, 193, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7569, 0.1647
RGB percentages42.7%, 75.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(93.4, 64.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 78.2%, 75.7%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 78.2%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,874
CSS custom property--colour: #6DC12A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#923ED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#6BB9A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Limegreen · ΔE 17.9Forest green · ΔE 26.6Green · ΔE 27.6Green yellow · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E2AC1
Analogous#B8C12A, #2AC133
Triadic#2A6DC1, #C12A6D
Split complementary#322AC1, #C12AB9
Tetradic#2AB9C1, #7E2AC1, #C1332A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F2C5
Lighter +30%#BEE99B
Lighter +20%#A2E071
Lighter +10%#87D747
Darker −10%#559721
Darker −20%#3E6D18
Darker −30%#26430F
Darker −40%#0E1906
More saturated +25%#6ADE0D
Less saturated −25%#70A447

Channel breakdown

R109
G193
B42
Red109 (42.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue93.38°
Saturation (HSL)64.26%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G C1 · B 2A

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