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Recognised as Colour

#06C40E

  • #06C40E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#06C40E is a green with RGB values 6, 196, 14 and HSL 123°, 94%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#06C40E#06C40E
HEX#06C40E
RGBrgb(6, 196, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7686, 0.0549
RGB percentages2.4%, 76.9%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(122.5, 94.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.5, 96.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK96.9%, 0%, 92.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer443,406
CSS custom property--colour: #06C40E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#F93BF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A42Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7Lawn green · ΔE 27Chartreuse · ΔE 28.3Spring green · ΔE 28.4Lime · ΔE 29.6Green yellow · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C406BC
Analogous#5DC406, #06C46D
Triadic#0E06C4, #C40E06
Split complementary#6D06C4, #C4065D
Tetradic#065DC4, #C406BC, #C46D06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AFC9E
Lighter +30%#69FA6F
Lighter +20%#37F93F
Lighter +10%#08F512
Darker −10%#04930A
Darker −20%#036107
Darker −30%#013003
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00CA09
Less saturated −25%#1FAB25

Channel breakdown

R6
G196
B14
Red6 (2.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue122.53°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G C4 · B 0E

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