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Recognised as Colour

#6AE244

  • #6AE244
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#6AE244 is a green with RGB values 106, 226, 68 and HSL 106°, 73%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6AE244#6AE244
HEX#6AE244
RGBrgb(106, 226, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8863, 0.2667
RGB percentages41.6%, 88.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(105.6, 73.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.6, 69.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK53.1%, 0%, 69.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,004,740
CSS custom property--colour: #6AE244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#951DBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CE2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C453no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5EDBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.3Green yellow · ΔE 23Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Lawn green · ΔE 23.7Spring green · ΔE 24.3Chartreuse · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC44E2
Analogous#B9E244, #44E26D
Triadic#446AE2, #E2446A
Split complementary#6D44E2, #E244B9
Tetradic#44B9E2, #BC44E2, #E26D44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FDF5
Lighter +30%#D4F7C8
Lighter +20%#B0F09C
Lighter +10%#8DE970
Darker −10%#4BD221
Darker −20%#3CA61A
Darker −30%#2C7A13
Darker −40%#1C4E0C
More saturated +25%#5CFD29
Less saturated −25%#78C75F

Channel breakdown

R106
G226
B68
Red106 (41.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue105.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G E2 · B 44

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