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Recognised as Colour

#6EE172

  • #6EE172
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#6EE172 is a green with RGB values 110, 225, 114 and HSL 122°, 66%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#6EE172#6EE172
HEX#6EE172
RGBrgb(110, 225, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8824, 0.4471
RGB percentages43.1%, 88.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(122.1, 65.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.1, 51.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 49.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,266,674
CSS custom property--colour: #6EE172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#911E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CF69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C57Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5CDCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.5Pale green · ΔE 13.1Medium spring green · ΔE 20.8Limegreen · ΔE 22.7Spring green · ΔE 23.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E16EDD
Analogous#A3E16E, #6EE1AB
Triadic#726EE1, #E1726E
Split complementary#AB6EE1, #E16EA4
Tetradic#6EA4E1, #E16EDD, #E1AB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDFBED
Lighter +20%#C3F2C4
Lighter +10%#98EA9B
Darker −10%#44D849
Darker −20%#28C12D
Darker −30%#1F9723
Darker −40%#166D19
More saturated +25%#58F75E
Less saturated −25%#84CB86

Channel breakdown

R110
G225
B114
Red110 (43.1%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue122.09°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6E · G E1 · B 72

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