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Colour

#6DFF42

  • #6DFF42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#6DFF42 is a green with RGB values 109, 255, 66 and HSL 106°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#6DFF42#6DFF42
HEX#6DFF42
RGBrgb(109, 255, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 1, 0.2588
RGB percentages42.7%, 100%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(106.3, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106.3, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 0%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,208,770
CSS custom property--colour: #6DFF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#9200BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE817no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4DC56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BF7DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 12Chartreuse · ΔE 12.7Lime · ΔE 18.5Green yellow · ΔE 20.2Limegreen · ΔE 20.9Spring green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D442FF
Analogous#CBFF42, #42FF76
Triadic#426DFF, #FF426D
Split complementary#7642FF, #FF42CB
Tetradic#42CBFF, #D442FF, #FF7642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3FFDB
Lighter +20%#BCFFA8
Lighter +10%#94FF75
Darker −10%#46FF0F
Darker −20%#32DB00
Darker −30%#26A800
Darker −40%#1B7500
More saturated +25%#6DFF42
Less saturated −25%#7AE75A

Channel breakdown

R109
G255
B66
Red109 (42.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue106.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6D · G FF · B 42

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