Recognised as Colour

#A6C216

#A6C216
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#A6C216 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 194, 22 and HSL 70°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6C216#A6C216

HEX#A6C216

RGBrgb(166, 194, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7608, 0.0863

RGB percentages65.1%, 76.1%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(69.8, 79.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 88.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK14.4%, 0%, 88.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,928,662

CSS custom property--colour: #A6C216;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#593DE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B0B7A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3 Green yellow · ΔE 31.2 Olive · ΔE 31.3 Yellow · ΔE 33.3 Gold · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3216C2

Analogous#C28816, #50C216

Triadic#16A6C2, #C216A6

Split complementary#1650C2, #8816C2

Tetradic#16C288, #3216C2, #C21650

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAF6AE

Lighter +30%#DEF180

Lighter +20%#D3EB53

Lighter +10%#C7E625

Darker −10%#7F9411

Darker −20%#58660C

Darker −30%#303906

Darker −40%#090B01

More saturated +25%#B5D800

Less saturated −25%#94A731

Channel breakdown

R166

G194

B22

Red166 (65.1%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue69.77°

Saturation (HSL)79.63%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A6 · G C2 · B 16

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