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Recognised as Colour

#6AC400

  • #6AC400
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6AC400 is a green with RGB values 106, 196, 0 and HSL 88°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6AC400#6AC400
HEX#6AC400
RGBrgb(106, 196, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7686, 0
RGB percentages41.6%, 76.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(87.6, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.6, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,996,992
CSS custom property--colour: #6AC400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#953BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68BCA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.3Limegreen · ΔE 17.2Green yellow · ΔE 23.5Lawn green · ΔE 27.1Chartreuse · ΔE 28.3Green · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A00C4
Analogous#C4BC00, #08C400
Triadic#006AC4, #C4006A
Split complementary#0008C4, #BC00C4
Tetradic#00C4BC, #5A00C4, #C40008

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCFF91
Lighter +30%#B5FF5E
Lighter +20%#9EFF2B
Lighter +10%#86F700
Darker −10%#4E9100
Darker −20%#335E00
Darker −30%#172B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6AC400
Less saturated −25%#68AC18

Channel breakdown

R106
G196
B0
Red106 (41.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue87.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G C4 · B 00

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