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Recognised as Colour

#06AA42

  • #06AA42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#06AA42 is a green with RGB values 6, 170, 66 and HSL 142°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#06AA42#06AA42
HEX#06AA42
RGBrgb(6, 170, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6667, 0.2588
RGB percentages2.4%, 66.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(142, 93.2%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142, 96.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK96.5%, 0%, 61.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer436,802
CSS custom property--colour: #06AA42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#F955BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9A37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8F4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14.1Green · ΔE 18Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5Limegreen · ΔE 23.7Light green · ΔE 29Dark green · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA066E
Analogous#1CAA06, #06AA94
Triadic#4206AA, #AA4206
Split complementary#9406AA, #AA061C
Tetradic#061CAA, #AA066E, #AA9406

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81FBAE
Lighter +30%#50F98E
Lighter +20%#1FF76E
Lighter +10%#08DB55
Darker −10%#04792F
Darker −20%#03471C
Darker −30%#011609
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B040
Less saturated −25%#1C9448

Channel breakdown

R6
G170
B66
Red6 (2.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue141.95°
Saturation (HSL)93.18%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G AA · B 42

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