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#6fb310

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
111, 179, 16
HSL
85°, 84%, 38%
CMYK
38, 0, 91, 30
Luminance
0.3566

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fb310 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fb310
Hue
85°
green
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
70%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3566
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
46/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.13:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 8.2
Where it sits
Hue85° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool46% 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#6fb310
RGBrgb(111, 179, 16)
HSLhsl(85, 84%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 91%, 30%)
LABlab(66.3 -44.0 65.0)
LCHlch(66.3 78.5 124.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.694 0.188 131.8)
Decimal7320336
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.702 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fb310;
background-color: #6fb310;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fb310] bg-[#6fb310]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fb310;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.702, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fb310")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FB310)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 179, 111)

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 #6fb310 · 8.13:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.58:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fb310 as text scores 2.58:1 on white and 8.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fb310 on white: 2.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fb310 on black: 8.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BBA400
deuteranopia · #B29F29
tritanopia · #71AB98

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fb310 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FCF2
#F1FAE6
#E2F6C5
#CFF698
#B7F165
#9EED31
#8BE114
#6fb310
#5D960D
#456C0E
#2B4409
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF2Darkest = 950 · #2B4409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF2;
  --brand-100: #F1FAE6;
  --brand-200: #E2F6C5;
  --brand-300: #CFF698;
  --brand-400: #B7F165;
  --brand-500: #9EED31;
  --brand-600: #8BE114;
  --brand-700: #6fb310;
  --brand-800: #5D960D;
  --brand-900: #456C0E;
  --brand-950: #2B4409;
  --brand: #6fb310;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fb310

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DAEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#799B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#290CB7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#49750A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
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 #6fb310

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#5410B3
Analogous left#B3A510
Analogous right#1EB310
Split-complement 1#101EB3
Split-complement 2#A510B3
Triadic 1#106FB3
Triadic 2#B3106F
Tetradic#10B3A5

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green70.2%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow91.1%
Key (black)29.8%

Color previews

#6fb310 text on a black background

contrast 8.13:1

Card sample

#6fb310 text on a white background

contrast 2.58:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fb310;
Background color
Panel with #6fb310 background
background-color: #6fb310;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fb310;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 179, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 179, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fb310;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fb310, #10B31E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fb310

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.

#6fb310 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.

#6fb310, answered

What color is #6fb310?

#6fb310 is a dark electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 8.2). It sits at 85° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #6fb310?

rgb(111, 179, 16) — 111 red, 179 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 70.2% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #6fb310 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3566 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 8.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fb310?

Black. It scores 8.13:1 against #6fb310, versus 2.58:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fb310?

#5410B3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #101EB3 and #A510B3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fb310?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DAEDC0 for borders, #799B4B for secondary text, #290CB7 as an accent and #49750A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B3A510 and #1EB310 stays calm, while #5410B3 is the loudest partner.

What is #6fb310 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(38%, 0%, 91%, 30%). 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 #6fb310 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 46 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ABB310; nudged cooler, #32B50E.

Work with #6fb310 in the Color Lab