#6DAF16

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #6DAF16

At its core, #6DAF16 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 175, and 22.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 38% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 31% Black. The HSL representation is 85.9° hue, 77.7% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DAF16
RGB109, 175, 22
HSL85.9°, 77.7%, 38.6%
CMYK38%, 0%, 87%, 31%
HSV85.9°, 87.4%, 68.6%
LAB64.9, -42.9, 62.7
XYZ21.8, 34.0, 6.2
Decimal7188246

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.79:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DAF16; }
.text-color { color: #6DAF16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DAF16; }

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