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Recognised as Colour

#06E809

  • #06E809
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#06E809 is a green with RGB values 6, 232, 9 and HSL 121°, 95%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#06E809#06E809
HEX#06E809
RGBrgb(6, 232, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.9098, 0.0353
RGB percentages2.4%, 91%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(120.8, 95%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.8, 97.4%, 91%)
CMYK97.4%, 0%, 96.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer452,617
CSS custom property--colour: #06E809;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#F917F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C336no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 11.5Lawn green · ΔE 16.8Chartreuse · ΔE 17.6Limegreen · ΔE 21.4Green yellow · ΔE 30.1Spring green · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E806E5
Analogous#74E806, #06E87A
Triadic#0906E8, #E80906
Split complementary#7A06E8, #E80674
Tetradic#0674E8, #E806E5, #E87A06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDFDBE
Lighter +30%#8BFC8D
Lighter +20%#59FB5B
Lighter +10%#28F92A
Darker −10%#05B607
Darker −20%#038505
Darker −30%#025303
Darker −40%#012101
More saturated +25%#00EE03
Less saturated −25%#24CA26

Channel breakdown

R6
G232
B9
Red6 (2.4%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue120.8°
Saturation (HSL)94.96%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G E8 · B 09

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