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Recognised as Colour

#6DD437

  • #6DD437
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6DD437 is a green with RGB values 109, 212, 55 and HSL 99°, 65%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6DD437#6DD437
HEX#6DD437
RGBrgb(109, 212, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8314, 0.2157
RGB percentages42.7%, 83.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(99.4, 64.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.4, 74.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK48.6%, 0%, 74.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,197,751
CSS custom property--colour: #6DD437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#922BC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC216no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67CCB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.1Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Green yellow · ΔE 23.8Lawn green · ΔE 27Chartreuse · ΔE 28.2Spring green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E37D4
Analogous#BBD437, #37D450
Triadic#376DD4, #D4376D
Split complementary#5037D4, #D437BB
Tetradic#37BBD4, #9E37D4, #D45037

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F8DF
Lighter +30%#C9EFB5
Lighter +20%#AAE68B
Lighter +10%#8CDD61
Darker −10%#56B226
Darker −20%#42881D
Darker −30%#2E5E14
Darker −40%#19340B
More saturated +25%#64F219
Less saturated −25%#76B655

Channel breakdown

R109
G212
B55
Red109 (42.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue99.36°
Saturation (HSL)64.61%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G D4 · B 37

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