Recognised as Colour

#6CE228

#6CE228
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#6CE228 is a green with RGB values 108, 226, 40 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

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HEX#6CE228

RGBrgb(108, 226, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.8863, 0.1569

RGB percentages42.4%, 88.6%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(98.1, 76.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.1, 82.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK52.2%, 0%, 82.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,135,784

CSS custom property--colour: #6CE228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#931DD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Tritanopia#64DAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 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 text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.4 Lawn green · ΔE 16.1 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.3 Green yellow · ΔE 17.7 Yellow green · ΔE 25.2 Lime · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E28E2

Analogous#C9E228, #28E241

Triadic#286CE2, #E2286C

Split complementary#4128E2, #E228C9

Tetradic#28C9E2, #9E28E2, #E24128

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7FADC

Lighter +30%#C8F4AF

Lighter +20%#A9EE82

Lighter +10%#8BE855

Darker −10%#55BD1A

Darker −20%#419113

Darker −30%#2D640D

Darker −40%#193707

More saturated +25%#64FF0B

Less saturated −25%#74C346

Channel breakdown

R108

G226

B40

Red108 (42.4%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue98.06°

Saturation (HSL)76.23%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6C · G E2 · B 28

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