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#6DB978

#6db978 ≈ Medium Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6db978 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 72.55% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.14% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 128.68°, with 35.19% saturation and 57.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3cb371), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3931

Complementary

  1. #6db978
  2. #b96dae

Split complementary

  1. #6db978
  2. #9e6db9
  3. #b96d88

Analogous

  1. #88b96d
  2. #6db978
  3. #6db99e

Triadic

  1. #6db978
  2. #786db9
  3. #b9786d

Tetradic

  1. #6db978
  2. #6daeb9
  3. #b96dae
  4. #b9786d

Square

  1. #6db978
  2. #6d88b9
  3. #b96dae
  4. #b99e6d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e5f35
  2. #469352
  3. #6db978
  4. #a1d2a8
  5. #d4ebd8

Shades

#6db978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6db978
  2. #62a76c
  3. #579460
  4. #4c8254
  5. #416f48
  6. #375d3c
  7. #2c4a30
  8. #213824
  9. #162518
  10. #0b130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6db978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6db978
  2. #7cc086
  3. #8ac793
  4. #99cea1
  5. #a7d5ae
  6. #b6dcbc
  7. #c5e3c9
  8. #d3ead7
  9. #e2f1e4
  10. #f0f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6db978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6db978
  2. #6fb379
  3. #71ae7a
  4. #73a87a
  5. #75a27b
  6. #779d7c
  7. #78977d
  8. #7a917e
  9. #7c8b7e
  10. #7e867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94af97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbad74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b275 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99ae7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66b797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6db978 {
  color: #6db978;
}
Background
.bg-6db978 {
  background-color: #6db978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6db978 {
  border: 2px solid #6db978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6db978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 185 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 35% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6db978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6db978, #6db99e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6db978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 185 120 / 0.35);
}

#3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 5.20 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.73 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.34 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.45 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.62 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.98 #924687 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Medium Sea Green
#6db978  rgb(109, 185, 120)  hsl(129, 35%, 58%)  Medium Sea Green
#b96dae  rgb(185, 109, 174)  hsl(309, 35%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#786db9  rgb(120, 109, 185)  hsl(249, 35%, 58%)  Medium Purple
#b9786d  rgb(185, 120, 109)  hsl(9, 35%, 58%)  Old Rose