Colour

#6AE42A

#6AE42A
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#6AE42A is a green with RGB values 106, 228, 42 and HSL 99°, 78%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#6AE42A#6AE42A

HEX#6AE42A

RGBrgb(106, 228, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8941, 0.1647

RGB percentages41.6%, 89.4%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(99.4, 77.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.4, 81.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK53.5%, 0%, 81.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,005,226

CSS custom property--colour: #6AE42A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#951BD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#60DCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3 Lawn green · ΔE 15.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 16.7 Green yellow · ΔE 18.1 Lime · ΔE 26.1 Yellow green · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A42AE4

Analogous#C7E42A, #2AE447

Triadic#2A6AE4, #E42A6A

Split complementary#472AE4, #E42AC7

Tetradic#2AC7E4, #A42AE4, #E4472A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9FBDF

Lighter +30%#C9F5B2

Lighter +20%#A9EF85

Lighter +10%#8AEA57

Darker −10%#53C219

Darker −20%#409513

Darker −30%#2C680D

Darker −40%#193B07

More saturated +25%#62FF0F

Less saturated −25%#73C648

Channel breakdown

R106

G228

B42

Red106 (41.6%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue99.35°

Saturation (HSL)77.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G E4 · B 2A

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