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Recognised as Colour

#6ACA00

  • #6ACA00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6ACA00 is a green with RGB values 106, 202, 0 and HSL 89°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6ACA00#6ACA00
HEX#6ACA00
RGBrgb(106, 202, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7922, 0
RGB percentages41.6%, 79.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(88.5, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.5, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK47.5%, 0%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,998,528
CSS custom property--colour: #6ACA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#9535FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B12Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#67C2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16.2Yellow green · ΔE 18.3Green yellow · ΔE 21.3Lawn green · ΔE 23.9Chartreuse · ΔE 25.1Green · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6000CA
Analogous#CAC500, #05CA00
Triadic#006ACA, #CA006A
Split complementary#0005CA, #C500CA
Tetradic#00CAC5, #6000CA, #CA0005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEFF97
Lighter +30%#B5FF64
Lighter +20%#9DFF31
Lighter +10%#85FD00
Darker −10%#4F9700
Darker −20%#346400
Darker −30%#1A3100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6ACA00
Less saturated −25%#69B119

Channel breakdown

R106
G202
B0
Red106 (41.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue88.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G CA · B 00

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