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Colour

#A6E740

  • #A6E740
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A6E740 is a green with RGB values 166, 231, 64 and HSL 83°, 78%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A6E740#A6E740
HEX#A6E740
RGBrgb(166, 231, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9059, 0.251
RGB percentages65.1%, 90.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(83.4, 77.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.4, 72.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK28.1%, 0%, 72.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,938,176
CSS custom property--colour: #A6E740;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#5918BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D71Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D250no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#ABDDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.9Green yellow · ΔE 16Limegreen · ΔE 27.4Lawn green · ΔE 28.2Chartreuse · ΔE 29Pale green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8140E7
Analogous#E7D540, #52E740
Triadic#40A6E7, #E740A6
Split complementary#4052E7, #D540E7
Tetradic#40E7D5, #8140E7, #E74052

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEF5
Lighter +30%#E5F8C8
Lighter +20%#D0F29B
Lighter +10%#BBED6D
Darker −10%#8FD91B
Darker −20%#71AB16
Darker −30%#537E10
Darker −40%#35510A
More saturated +25%#ABFF28
Less saturated −25%#A0CC5B

Channel breakdown

R166
G231
B64
Red166 (65.1%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue83.35°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G E7 · B 40

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