#6D9900

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Olivedrab.

About #6D9900

The hex code #6D9900 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Olivedrab. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 153, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 40% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D9900
RGB109, 153, 0
HSL77.3°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK29%, 0%, 100%, 40%
HSV77.3°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB58.1, -33.7, 60.7
XYZ17.7, 26.0, 4.1
Decimal7182592

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.21:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D9900; }
.text-color { color: #6D9900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D9900; }

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