#6DCC00

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #6DCC00

The hex code #6DCC00 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 109 red, 204 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 47% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 20% K. The HSL representation is 87.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium 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#6DCC00
RGB109, 204, 0
HSL87.9°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK47%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV87.9°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB73.8, -54.9, 72.9
XYZ27.9, 46.4, 7.5
Decimal7195648

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DCC00; }
.text-color { color: #6DCC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DCC00; }

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