Colour

#6AEC57

#6AEC57
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#6AEC57 is a green with RGB values 106, 236, 87 and HSL 112°, 80%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6AEC57

RGBrgb(106, 236, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9255, 0.3412

RGB percentages41.6%, 92.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(112.3, 79.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.3, 63.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK55.1%, 0%, 63.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,007,319

CSS custom property--colour: #6AEC57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.75:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#9513A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D845no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CD64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#59E5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.1 Spring green · ΔE 19.3 Green yellow · ΔE 25.9 Lawn green · ΔE 26.2 Pale green · ΔE 26.7 Yellow green · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D957EC

Analogous#B5EC57, #57EC8E

Triadic#576AEC, #EC576A

Split complementary#8E57EC, #EC57B5

Tetradic#57B5EC, #D957EC, #EC8E57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4FCE0

Lighter +20%#BBF6B3

Lighter +10%#93F185

Darker −10%#41E729

Darker −20%#2DC716

Darker −30%#239911

Darker −40%#186B0C

More saturated +25%#5CFF44

Less saturated −25%#7BD56E

Channel breakdown

R106

G236

B87

Red106 (41.6%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue112.35°

Saturation (HSL)79.68%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G EC · B 57

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