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#6fd939

a balanced, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
111, 217, 57
HSL
100°, 68%, 54%
CMYK
49, 0, 74, 15
Luminance
0.5330

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fd939 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fd939
Hue
100°
green
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5330
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.66:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 5.3
Where it sits
Hue100° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness54%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% 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#6fd939
RGBrgb(111, 217, 57)
HSLhsl(100, 68%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 74%, 15%)
LABlab(78.0 -57.2 65.0)
LCHlch(78.0 86.6 131.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.792 0.215 137.3)
Decimal7330105
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.851 0.224)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fd939;
background-color: #6fd939;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fd939] bg-[#6fd939]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fd939;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.851, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fd939")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FD939)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(57, 217, 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 #6fd939 · 11.66:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.66:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fd939 as text scores 1.80:1 on white and 11.66:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fd939 on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fd939 on black: 11.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E0C618
deuteranopia · #D2BE4A
tritanopia · #68D1BA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fd939 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.

#F6FBF3
#EDF8E8
#D7F2CA
#BAEDA1
#98E472
#6fd939
#5FCD27
#4FAB21
#40891A
#316317
#1E3E0E
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6FBF3Darkest = 950 · #1E3E0E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FBF3;
  --brand-100: #EDF8E8;
  --brand-200: #D7F2CA;
  --brand-300: #BAEDA1;
  --brand-400: #98E472;
  --brand-500: #6fd939;
  --brand-600: #5FCD27;
  --brand-700: #4FAB21;
  --brand-800: #40891A;
  --brand-900: #316317;
  --brand-950: #1E3E0E;
  --brand: #6fd939;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fd939

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#CFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#669B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7A34DE
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#326B15
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFFBEA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #6fd939

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#A339D9
Analogous left#BFD939
Analogous right#39D953
Split-complement 1#5339D9
Split-complement 2#D939BF
Triadic 1#396FD9
Triadic 2#D9396F
Tetradic#39BFD9

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green85.1%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.7%
Key (black)14.9%

Color previews

#6fd939 text on a black background

contrast 11.66:1

Card sample

#6fd939 text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fd939;
Background color
Panel with #6fd939 background
background-color: #6fd939;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fd939;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 217, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 217, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fd939;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fd939, #39D96E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fd939

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.

#6fd939 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#6fd939, answered

What color is #6fd939?

#6fd939 is a balanced vivid green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 5.3). It sits at 100° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #6fd939?

rgb(111, 217, 57) — 111 red, 217 green and 57 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 85.1% / 22.4% by channel.

Is #6fd939 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5330 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 11.66:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fd939?

Black. It scores 11.66:1 against #6fd939, versus 1.80:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fd939?

#A339D9 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5339D9 and #D939BF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fd939?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CFEDC0 for borders, #669B4B for secondary text, #7A34DE as an accent and #326B15 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #BFD939 and #39D953 stays calm, while #A339D9 is the loudest partner.

What is #6fd939 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(49%, 0%, 74%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6fd939 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A9D939; nudged cooler, #37DB3B.

Work with #6fd939 in the Color Lab