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Recognised as Colour

#6EC315

  • #6EC315
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6EC315 is a green with RGB values 110, 195, 21 and HSL 89°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6EC315#6EC315
HEX#6EC315
RGBrgb(110, 195, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7647, 0.0824
RGB percentages43.1%, 76.5%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(89.3, 80.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 89.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK43.6%, 0%, 89.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,258,901
CSS custom property--colour: #6EC315;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#913CEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#6DBBA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9Limegreen · ΔE 17.8Green yellow · ΔE 25Lawn green · ΔE 29.8Green · ΔE 30.9Forest green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A15C3
Analogous#C3C115, #17C315
Triadic#156EC3, #C3156E
Split complementary#1517C3, #C115C3
Tetradic#15C3C1, #6A15C3, #C31517

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F6AE
Lighter +30%#BAF180
Lighter +20%#A1EC52
Lighter +10%#88E724
Darker −10%#549510
Darker −20%#3A670B
Darker −30%#203906
Darker −40%#060B01
More saturated +25%#6ED800
Less saturated −25%#6DA830

Channel breakdown

R110
G195
B21
Red110 (43.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue89.31°
Saturation (HSL)80.56%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G C3 · B 15

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