Recognised as Colour

#6DCE59

#6DCE59
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#6DCE59 is a green with RGB values 109, 206, 89 and HSL 110°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#6DCE59

RGBrgb(109, 206, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8078, 0.349

RGB percentages42.7%, 80.8%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(109.7, 54.4%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.7, 56.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK47.1%, 0%, 56.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,196,249

CSS custom property--colour: #6DCE59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#9231A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BE4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B562no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#64C8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.1 Pale green · ΔE 19 Limegreen · ΔE 20.9 Yellow green · ΔE 22 Forest green · ΔE 24.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA59CE

Analogous#A8CE59, #59CE7F

Triadic#596DCE, #CE596D

Split complementary#7F59CE, #CE59A8

Tetradic#59A8CE, #BA59CE, #CE7F59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8FCF7

Lighter +30%#D5F1CF

Lighter +20%#B2E5A8

Lighter +10%#90DA80

Darker −10%#4EBC38

Darker −20%#3E952C

Darker −30%#2E6E20

Darker −40%#1D4615

More saturated +25%#5BE93E

Less saturated −25%#7FB374

Channel breakdown

R109

G206

B89

Red109 (42.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue109.74°

Saturation (HSL)54.42%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G CE · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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