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Recognised as Colour

#A6EC2A

  • #A6EC2A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#A6EC2A is a green with RGB values 166, 236, 42 and HSL 82°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#A6EC2A#A6EC2A
HEX#A6EC2A
RGBrgb(166, 236, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.9255, 0.1647
RGB percentages65.1%, 92.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(81.6, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 0%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,939,434
CSS custom property--colour: #A6EC2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#5913D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8DB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 8.8Yellow green · ΔE 17.4Lawn green · ΔE 22Chartreuse · ΔE 22.6Limegreen · ΔE 29Yellow · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#702AEC
Analogous#ECD12A, #45EC2A
Triadic#2AA6EC, #EC2AA6
Split complementary#2A45EC, #D12AEC
Tetradic#2AECD1, #702AEC, #EC2A45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FDE5
Lighter +30%#E1F9B6
Lighter +20%#CDF488
Lighter +10%#BAF059
Darker −10%#8CD013
Darker −20%#6CA20E
Darker −30%#4D730A
Darker −40%#2E4406
More saturated +25%#ABFF17
Less saturated −25%#9ECF47

Channel breakdown

R166
G236
B42
Red166 (65.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue81.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G EC · B 2A

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