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Recognised as Colour

#6FC997

  • #6FC997
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6FC997 is a green with RGB values 111, 201, 151 and HSL 147°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6FC997#6FC997
HEX#6FC997
RGBrgb(111, 201, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7882, 0.5922
RGB percentages43.5%, 78.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(146.7, 45.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.7, 44.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK44.8%, 0%, 24.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,326,103
CSS custom property--colour: #6FC997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#903668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8BD94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB39Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#59C8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.5Aquamarine · ΔE 20.3Turquoise · ΔE 22.6Sea green · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C96FA1
Analogous#74C96F, #6FC9C4
Triadic#976FC9, #C9976F
Split complementary#C46FC9, #C96F74
Tetradic#6F74C9, #C96FA1, #C9C46F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF3E7
Lighter +20%#B9E5CD
Lighter +10%#94D7B2
Darker −10%#4ABB7C
Darker −20%#399964
Darker −30%#2B744B
Darker −40%#1D4F33
More saturated +25%#56E294
Less saturated −25%#88B09A

Channel breakdown

R111
G201
B151
Red111 (43.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue146.67°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6F · G C9 · B 97

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