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Recognised as Colour

#C6E16A

  • #C6E16A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6E16A is a green with RGB values 198, 225, 106 and HSL 74°, 66%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6E16A#C6E16A
HEX#C6E16A
RGBrgb(198, 225, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8824, 0.4157
RGB percentages77.6%, 88.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(73.6, 66.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.6, 52.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK12%, 0%, 52.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,033,834
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E16A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#391E95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD65Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Khaki · ΔE 20.3Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Light green · ΔE 26.7Pale green · ΔE 27.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#856AE1
Analogous#E1C16A, #8BE16A
Triadic#6AC6E1, #E16AC6
Split complementary#6A8BE1, #C16AE1
Tetradic#6AE1C1, #856AE1, #E16A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBE9
Lighter +20%#E6F2BF
Lighter +10%#D6EA94
Darker −10%#B6D840
Darker −20%#9CBF26
Darker −30%#79941E
Darker −40%#576A15
More saturated +25%#D2F754
Less saturated −25%#BACB80

Channel breakdown

R198
G225
B106
Red198 (77.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue73.61°
Saturation (HSL)66.48%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G E1 · B 6A

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