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Recognised as Colour

#06FF42

  • #06FF42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#06FF42 is a green with RGB values 6, 255, 66 and HSL 134°, 100%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#06FF42#06FF42
HEX#06FF42
RGBrgb(6, 255, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 1, 0.2588
RGB percentages2.4%, 100%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(134.5, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.5, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK97.6%, 0%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer458,562
CSS custom property--colour: #06FF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#F900BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE618no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD657no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00F8DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 12.2Lawn green · ΔE 20.8Chartreuse · ΔE 21.3Limegreen · ΔE 24.5Spring green · ΔE 25.2Green yellow · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF06C3
Analogous#47FF06, #06FFBE
Triadic#4206FF, #FF4206
Split complementary#BE06FF, #FF0647
Tetradic#0647FF, #FF06C3, #FFBE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2FFDD
Lighter +30%#9FFFB6
Lighter +20%#6CFF8F
Lighter +10%#39FF69
Darker −10%#00D233
Darker −20%#009F26
Darker −30%#006C1A
Darker −40%#00390E
More saturated +25%#06FF42
Less saturated −25%#25E052

Channel breakdown

R6
G255
B66
Red6 (2.4%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue134.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G FF · B 42

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