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Recognised as Colour

#6DCD28

  • #6DCD28
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6DCD28 is a green with RGB values 109, 205, 40 and HSL 95°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6DCD28#6DCD28
HEX#6DCD28
RGBrgb(109, 205, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8039, 0.1569
RGB percentages42.7%, 80.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(94.9, 67.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.9, 80.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK46.8%, 0%, 80.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,944
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#9232D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B43Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69C5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Green yellow · ΔE 23.5Lawn green · ΔE 27.2Chartreuse · ΔE 28.4Forest green · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8828CD
Analogous#C0CD28, #28CD35
Triadic#286DCD, #CD286D
Split complementary#3528CD, #CD28C0
Tetradic#28C0CD, #8828CD, #CD3528

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF5CC
Lighter +30%#C1EDA1
Lighter +20%#A5E477
Lighter +10%#88DC4C
Darker −10%#56A220
Darker −20%#407817
Darker −30%#294D0F
Darker −40%#122207
More saturated +25%#68EC09
Less saturated −25%#72AE47

Channel breakdown

R109
G205
B40
Red109 (42.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue94.91°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G CD · B 28

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