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Recognised as Colour

#6ECA16

  • #6ECA16
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#6ECA16 is a green with RGB values 110, 202, 22 and HSL 91°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#6ECA16#6ECA16
HEX#6ECA16
RGBrgb(110, 202, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7922, 0.0863
RGB percentages43.1%, 79.2%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(90.7, 80.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.7, 89.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 89.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,260,694
CSS custom property--colour: #6ECA16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#9135E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B131no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC2ACno 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 text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.1Limegreen · ΔE 16.1Green yellow · ΔE 22.2Lawn green · ΔE 26.1Chartreuse · ΔE 27.3Green · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7216CA
Analogous#C8CA16, #16CA18
Triadic#166ECA, #CA166E
Split complementary#1816CA, #CA16C8
Tetradic#16C8CA, #7216CA, #CA1816

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5F7B5
Lighter +30%#BBF287
Lighter +20%#A1ED59
Lighter +10%#87E82B
Darker −10%#559C11
Darker −20%#3C6E0C
Darker −30%#234007
Darker −40%#0A1202
More saturated +25%#6EE000
Less saturated −25%#6FAE32

Channel breakdown

R110
G202
B22
Red110 (43.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue90.67°
Saturation (HSL)80.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G CA · B 16

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