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Recognised as Colour

#6EB23B

  • #6EB23B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#6EB23B is a green with RGB values 110, 178, 59 and HSL 94°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#6EB23B#6EB23B
HEX#6EB23B
RGBrgb(110, 178, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.698, 0.2314
RGB percentages43.1%, 69.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(94.3, 50.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.3, 66.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK38.2%, 0%, 66.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,254,587
CSS custom property--colour: #6EB23B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#914DC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A42Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9F45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6DAB9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.9Yellow green · ΔE 18.3Forest green · ΔE 18.8Green · ΔE 22.3Light green · ΔE 25.8Limegreen · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F3BB2
Analogous#AAB23B, #3BB243
Triadic#3B6EB2, #B23B6E
Split complementary#433BB2, #B23BAA
Tetradic#3BAAB2, #7F3BB2, #B2433B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAEECB
Lighter +30%#BFE1A5
Lighter +20%#A3D47F
Lighter +10%#88C858
Darker −10%#568C2E
Darker −20%#3F6522
Darker −30%#273F15
Darker −40%#0F1908
More saturated +25%#6AD01D
Less saturated −25%#729459

Channel breakdown

R110
G178
B59
Red110 (43.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue94.29°
Saturation (HSL)50.21%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G B2 · B 3B

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