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Colour

#6E8B00

  • #6E8B00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#6E8B00 is a green with RGB values 110, 139, 0 and HSL 73°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#6E8B00#6E8B00
HEX#6E8B00
RGBrgb(110, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages43.1%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(72.5, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.5, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 100%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,244,544
CSS custom property--colour: #6E8B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#9174FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#908018no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#748375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 8Olive · ΔE 13.9Forest green · ΔE 26.3Yellow green · ΔE 27Green · ΔE 27.2Dark green · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D008B
Analogous#8B6200, #298B00
Triadic#006E8B, #8B006E
Split complementary#00298B, #62008B
Tetradic#008B62, #1D008B, #8B0029

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCFF58
Lighter +30%#D2FF25
Lighter +20%#BFF100
Lighter +10%#96BE00
Darker −10%#465800
Darker −20%#1D2500
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E8B00
Less saturated −25%#647A11

Channel breakdown

R110
G139
B0
Red110 (43.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue72.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G 8B · B 00

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