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#6EA809

#6ea809 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6ea809 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.64% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 81.89°, with 89.83% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.3134

Complementary

  1. #6ea809
  2. #4309a8

Split complementary

  1. #6ea809
  2. #091ea8
  3. #9309a8

Analogous

  1. #a89309
  2. #6ea809
  3. #1ea809

Triadic

  1. #6ea809
  2. #096ea8
  3. #a8096e

Tetradic

  1. #6ea809
  2. #09a843
  3. #4309a8
  4. #a8096e

Square

  1. #6ea809
  2. #09a893
  3. #4309a8
  4. #a8091e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1701
  2. #3e5f05
  3. #6ea809
  4. #9ef10d
  5. #bbf654

Shades

#6ea809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ea809
  2. #639708
  3. #588607
  4. #4d7606
  5. #426505
  6. #375405
  7. #2c4304
  8. #213203
  9. #162202
  10. #0b1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ea809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ea809
  2. #7db122
  3. #8bb93a
  4. #9ac253
  5. #a8cb6b
  6. #b7d484
  7. #c5dc9d
  8. #d4e5b5
  9. #e2eece
  10. #f1f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ea809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ea809
  2. #70a415
  3. #72a021
  4. #739c2d
  5. #759839
  6. #779445
  7. #799050
  8. #7b8c5c
  9. #7c8868
  10. #7e8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899f78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71a08e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959e1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70a371 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ea809 {
  color: #6ea809;
}
Background
.bg-6ea809 {
  background-color: #6ea809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ea809 {
  border: 2px solid #6ea809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ea809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ea809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ea809, #1ea809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ea809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.09 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.79 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.30 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.56 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.70 #9157f6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#6ea809  rgb(110, 168, 9)  hsl(82, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#4309a8  rgb(67, 9, 168)  hsl(262, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#096ea8  rgb(9, 110, 168)  hsl(202, 90%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a8096e  rgb(168, 9, 110)  hsl(322, 90%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam