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Recognised as Colour

#6DE99F

  • #6DE99F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#6DE99F is a green with RGB values 109, 233, 159 and HSL 144°, 74%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#6DE99F#6DE99F
HEX#6DE99F
RGBrgb(109, 233, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9137, 0.6235
RGB percentages42.7%, 91.4%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(144.2, 73.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.2, 53.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 0%, 31.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,203,231
CSS custom property--colour: #6DE99F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#921660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D99Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7CDA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#49E7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.5Pale green · ΔE 14.8Aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Medium spring green · ΔE 21.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E96DB7
Analogous#79E96D, #6DE9DD
Triadic#9F6DE9, #E99F6D
Split complementary#DD6DE9, #E96D79
Tetradic#6D79E9, #E96DB7, #E9DD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FDF6
Lighter +20%#C6F6D9
Lighter +10%#99F0BC
Darker −10%#41E282
Darker −20%#1FD167
Darker −30%#19A451
Darker −40%#12783B
More saturated +25%#58FE9B
Less saturated −25%#82D4A3

Channel breakdown

R109
G233
B159
Red109 (42.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue144.19°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G E9 · B 9F

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