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Recognised as Colour

#6AE02C

  • #6AE02C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6AE02C is a green with RGB values 106, 224, 44 and HSL 99°, 74%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6AE02C#6AE02C
HEX#6AE02C
RGBrgb(106, 224, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8784, 0.1725
RGB percentages41.6%, 87.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(99.3, 74.4%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.3, 80.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK52.7%, 0%, 80.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,004,204
CSS custom property--colour: #6AE02C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#951FD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C342no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#61D8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.9Lawn green · ΔE 17.9Green yellow · ΔE 18.9Chartreuse · ΔE 19.1Yellow green · ΔE 24.5Lime · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A22CE0
Analogous#C4E02C, #2CE048
Triadic#2C6AE0, #E02C6A
Split complementary#482CE0, #E02CC4
Tetradic#2CC4E0, #A22CE0, #E0482C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8FADE
Lighter +30%#C8F4B1
Lighter +20%#A9ED85
Lighter +10%#89E758
Darker −10%#53BD1C
Darker −20%#409115
Darker −30%#2C640F
Darker −40%#193808
More saturated +25%#61FE0E
Less saturated −25%#73C24A

Channel breakdown

R106
G224
B44
Red106 (41.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue99.33°
Saturation (HSL)74.38%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G E0 · B 2C

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