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#6df237

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lawn Green

RGB
109, 242, 55
HSL
103°, 88%, 58%
CMYK
55, 0, 77, 5
Luminance
0.6703

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6df237 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6df237
Hue
103°
green
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6703
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.41:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue103° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6df237
RGBrgb(109, 242, 55)
HSLhsl(103, 88%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 77%, 5%)
LABlab(85.5 -66.8 72.9)
LCHlch(85.5 98.9 132.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.853 0.246 138.7)
Decimal7205431
Display P3color(display-p3 0.427 0.949 0.216)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6df237;
background-color: #6df237;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6df237] bg-[#6df237]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6df237;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.427, green: 0.949, blue: 0.216)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6df237")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6DF237)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(55, 242, 109)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #6df237 · 14.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6df237 as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6df237 on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6df237 on black: 14.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9DD00
deuteranopia · #E9D24D
tritanopia · #60EACF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6df237 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FDF2
#EBFAE5
#D3F8C4
#B2F896
#8CF561
#6df237
#4DE60F
#40C00C
#33990A
#286F0C
#194507
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F5FDF2Darkest = 950 · #194507
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EBFAE5;
  --brand-200: #D3F8C4;
  --brand-300: #B2F896;
  --brand-400: #8CF561;
  --brand-500: #6df237;
  --brand-600: #4DE60F;
  --brand-700: #40C00C;
  --brand-800: #33990A;
  --brand-900: #286F0C;
  --brand-950: #194507;
  --brand: #6df237;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6df237

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CDEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#629B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8D33F6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#287808
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6df237

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#BC37F2
Analogous left#CAF237
Analogous right#37F25E
Split-complement 1#5E37F2
Split-complement 2#F237CA
Triadic 1#376DF2
Triadic 2#F2376D
Tetradic#37CAF2

RGB percentages

Red42.7%
Green94.9%
Blue21.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan55.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow77.3%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#6df237 text on a black background

contrast 14.41:1

Card sample

#6df237 text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6df237;
Background color
Panel with #6df237 background
background-color: #6df237;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6df237;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(109, 242, 55, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(109, 242, 55, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6df237;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6df237, #37F27E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6df237

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6df237 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#6df237, answered

What color is #6df237?

#6df237 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 103° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #6df237?

rgb(109, 242, 55) — 109 red, 242 green and 55 blue out of 255, or 42.7% / 94.9% / 21.6% by channel.

Is #6df237 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6703 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 14.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6df237?

Black. It scores 14.41:1 against #6df237, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6df237?

#BC37F2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5E37F2 and #F237CA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6df237?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CDEDC0 for borders, #629B4B for secondary text, #8D33F6 as an accent and #287808 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CAF237 and #37F25E stays calm, while #BC37F2 is the loudest partner.

What is #6df237 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(55%, 0%, 77%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #6df237 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #B1F237; nudged cooler, #35F444.

Work with #6df237 in the Color Lab