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#6FB366

Pistachio · light cool green

About #6FB366

#6FB366 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 70% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 10.1); Emerald comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA66B3 — a plum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #6FB366 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red111
Green179
Blue102

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 10.1
Emerald
#50C878 · ΔE 15.5
Jade
#00A86B · ΔE 19.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #6FB366

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #6FB366.
2.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #6FB366.
8.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #6FB366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6FB366
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7A760
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADA16B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#69AFA0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6FB366?

#6FB366 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 70% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #6FB366?

Use black text. Black on #6FB366 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #6FB366?

Its complementary colour is #AA66B3, and analogous partners are #96B366 and #66B384.