Colour

#6E9257

#6E9257
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6E9257 is a green with RGB values 110, 146, 87 and HSL 97°, 25%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6E9257

RGBrgb(110, 146, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5725, 0.3412

RGB percentages43.1%, 57.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(96.6, 25.3%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.6, 40.4%, 57.3%)

CMYK24.7%, 0%, 40.4%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,246,423

CSS custom property--colour: #6E9257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#916DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#91875Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6E8E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18 Sea green · ΔE 18.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B5792

Analogous#8C9257, #57925E

Triadic#576E92, #92576E

Split complementary#5E5792, #92578B

Tetradic#578B92, #7B5792, #925E57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E4D1

Lighter +30%#BED1B1

Lighter +20%#A3BE91

Lighter +10%#88AB71

Darker −10%#567244

Darker −20%#3E5231

Darker −30%#26321E

Darker −40%#0E120B

More saturated +25%#68AF3A

Less saturated −25%#747574

Channel breakdown

R110

G146

B87

Red110 (43.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue96.61°

Saturation (HSL)25.32%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6E · G 92 · B 57

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