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Recognised as Colour

#6AE226

  • #6AE226
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6AE226 is a green with RGB values 106, 226, 38 and HSL 98°, 76%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6AE226#6AE226
HEX#6AE226
RGBrgb(106, 226, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8863, 0.149
RGB percentages41.6%, 88.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(98.3, 76.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.3, 83.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK53.1%, 0%, 83.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,004,710
CSS custom property--colour: #6AE226;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#951DD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC43Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61DAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.4Lawn green · ΔE 15.6Chartreuse · ΔE 16.9Green yellow · ΔE 17.9Yellow green · ΔE 25.9Lime · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E26E2
Analogous#C8E226, #26E240
Triadic#266AE2, #E2266A
Split complementary#4026E2, #E226C8
Tetradic#26C8E2, #9E26E2, #E24026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6FADA
Lighter +30%#C7F4AD
Lighter +20%#A8EE80
Lighter +10%#89E853
Darker −10%#54BC19
Darker −20%#408F13
Darker −30%#2C620D
Darker −40%#183507
More saturated +25%#62FF09
Less saturated −25%#73C345

Channel breakdown

R106
G226
B38
Red106 (41.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue98.3°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G E2 · B 26

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