Recognised as Colour

#6DE02A

#6DE02A
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#6DE02A is a green with RGB values 109, 224, 42 and HSL 98°, 75%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6DE02A

RGBrgb(109, 224, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8784, 0.1647

RGB percentages42.7%, 87.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(97.9, 74.6%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(97.9, 81.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK51.3%, 0%, 81.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,200,810

CSS custom property--colour: #6DE02A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#921FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C341no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#65D8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.8 Lawn green · ΔE 17.6 Green yellow · ΔE 18.1 Chartreuse · ΔE 18.8 Yellow green · ΔE 23.9 Lime · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D2AE0

Analogous#C8E02A, #2AE042

Triadic#2A6DE0, #E02A6D

Split complementary#422AE0, #E02AC8

Tetradic#2AC8E0, #9D2AE0, #E0422A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7FADC

Lighter +30%#C9F3B0

Lighter +20%#AAED83

Lighter +10%#8CE657

Darker −10%#56BC1B

Darker −20%#428F15

Darker −30%#2D630E

Darker −40%#193608

More saturated +25%#65FF0C

Less saturated −25%#75C249

Channel breakdown

R109

G224

B42

Red109 (42.7%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue97.91°

Saturation (HSL)74.59%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6D · G E0 · B 2A

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