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Recognised as Colour

#6EB21A

  • #6EB21A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6EB21A is a green with RGB values 110, 178, 26 and HSL 87°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6EB21A#6EB21A
HEX#6EB21A
RGBrgb(110, 178, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.698, 0.102
RGB percentages43.1%, 69.8%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(86.8, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.8, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK38.2%, 0%, 85.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,254,554
CSS custom property--colour: #6EB21A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#914DE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6FAA97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.6Olivedrab · ΔE 23.1Forest green · ΔE 24.2Limegreen · ΔE 24.4Green · ΔE 24.8Light green · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E1AB2
Analogous#B2AA1A, #22B21A
Triadic#1A6EB2, #B21A6E
Split complementary#1A22B2, #AA1AB2
Tetradic#1AB2AA, #5E1AB2, #B21A22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0F2A6
Lighter +30%#B8EC79
Lighter +20%#A1E54D
Lighter +10%#89DF21
Darker −10%#528613
Darker −20%#37590D
Darker −30%#1B2D07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#71CC00
Less saturated −25%#6B9933

Channel breakdown

R110
G178
B26
Red110 (43.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue86.84°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G B2 · B 1A

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