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Recognised as Colour

#6DCA8B

  • #6DCA8B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#6DCA8B is a green with RGB values 109, 202, 139 and HSL 139°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#6DCA8B#6DCA8B
HEX#6DCA8B
RGBrgb(109, 202, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7922, 0.5451
RGB percentages42.7%, 79.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(139.4, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.4, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK46%, 0%, 31.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,275
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCA8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#923574

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CABD87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB38Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#59C8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Light green · ΔE 19Aquamarine · ΔE 22.5Sea green · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6DAC
Analogous#7DCA6D, #6DCABA
Triadic#8B6DCA, #CA8B6D
Split complementary#BA6DCA, #CA6D7D
Tetradic#6D7DCA, #CA6DAC, #CABA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF3E4
Lighter +20%#B8E5C6
Lighter +10%#92D8A9
Darker −10%#48BC6D
Darker −20%#389957
Darker −30%#2A7442
Darker −40%#1C4F2D
More saturated +25%#54E382
Less saturated −25%#86B194

Channel breakdown

R109
G202
B139
Red109 (42.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue139.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CA · B 8B

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