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Recognised as Colour

#A6E021

  • #A6E021
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6E021 is a green with RGB values 166, 224, 33 and HSL 78°, 75%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6E021#A6E021
HEX#A6E021
RGBrgb(166, 224, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8784, 0.1294
RGB percentages65.1%, 87.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(78.2, 75.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.2, 85.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 85.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,936,353
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#591FDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CD3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ADD5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.7Green yellow · ΔE 14.6Lawn green · ΔE 27.4Chartreuse · ΔE 28.1Limegreen · ΔE 30.7Yellow · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B21E0
Analogous#E0BB21, #46E021
Triadic#21A6E0, #E021A6
Split complementary#2146E0, #BB21E0
Tetradic#21E0BB, #5B21E0, #E02146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF9D4
Lighter +30%#DCF3A7
Lighter +20%#CAEC7B
Lighter +10%#B8E64E
Darker −10%#86B519
Darker −20%#648813
Darker −30%#435B0D
Darker −40%#222F06
More saturated +25%#B2FF02
Less saturated −25%#9AC041

Channel breakdown

R166
G224
B33
Red166 (65.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue78.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E0 · B 21

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