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#6AA511

#6aa511 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6aa511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 83.92°, with 81.32% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.33.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3001

Complementary

  1. #6aa511
  2. #4c11a5

Split complementary

  1. #6aa511
  2. #1120a5
  3. #9611a5

Analogous

  1. #a59611
  2. #6aa511
  3. #20a511

Triadic

  1. #6aa511
  2. #116aa5
  3. #a5116a

Tetradic

  1. #6aa511
  2. #11a54c
  3. #4c11a5
  4. #a5116a

Square

  1. #6aa511
  2. #11a596
  3. #4c11a5
  4. #a51120

Monochromatic

  1. #111a03
  2. #3d600a
  3. #6aa511
  4. #96e81b
  5. #b6ef60

Shades

#6aa511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6aa511
  2. #5f950f
  3. #55840e
  4. #4a740c
  5. #40630a
  6. #355309
  7. #2a4207
  8. #203205
  9. #152103
  10. #0b1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#6aa511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6aa511
  2. #79ae29
  3. #88b741
  4. #97c058
  5. #a6c970
  6. #b5d288
  7. #c3dba0
  8. #d2e4b8
  9. #e1edcf
  10. #f0f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6aa511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6aa511
  2. #6ca11c
  3. #6e9e27
  4. #719a32
  5. #73963d
  6. #759349
  7. #778f54
  8. #798b5f
  9. #7c876a
  10. #7e8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869c76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c9e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919b20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ba16f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6aa511 {
  color: #6aa511;
}
Background
.bg-6aa511 {
  background-color: #6aa511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6aa511 {
  border: 2px solid #6aa511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6aa511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6aa511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6aa511, #20a511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6aa511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.33 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.39 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.74 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.29 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.47 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.52 #955aee Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#6aa511  rgb(106, 165, 17)  hsl(84, 81%, 36%)  Apple Green
#4c11a5  rgb(76, 17, 165)  hsl(264, 81%, 36%)  Indigo
#116aa5  rgb(17, 106, 165)  hsl(204, 81%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a5116a  rgb(165, 17, 106)  hsl(324, 81%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam