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Recognised as Colour

#6CC406

  • #6CC406
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6CC406 is a green with RGB values 108, 196, 6 and HSL 88°, 94%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6CC406#6CC406
HEX#6CC406
RGBrgb(108, 196, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7686, 0.0235
RGB percentages42.4%, 76.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(87.8, 94.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.8, 96.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK44.9%, 0%, 96.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,128,070
CSS custom property--colour: #6CC406;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#933BF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AC2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6BBCA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.5Limegreen · ΔE 17.5Green yellow · ΔE 23.6Lawn green · ΔE 27.8Chartreuse · ΔE 29Green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E06C4
Analogous#C4BD06, #0DC406
Triadic#066CC4, #C4066C
Split complementary#060DC4, #BD06C4
Tetradic#06C4BD, #5E06C4, #C4060D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFFC9A
Lighter +30%#B7FA69
Lighter +20%#9FF937
Lighter +10%#87F508
Darker −10%#519304
Darker −20%#356103
Darker −30%#1A3001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6CCA00
Less saturated −25%#6AAB1F

Channel breakdown

R108
G196
B6
Red108 (42.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue87.79°
Saturation (HSL)94.06%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6C · G C4 · B 06

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