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Recognised as Colour

#C6E442

  • #C6E442
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#C6E442 is a green with RGB values 198, 228, 66 and HSL 71°, 75%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C6E442#C6E442
HEX#C6E442
RGBrgb(198, 228, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.8941, 0.2588
RGB percentages77.6%, 89.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(71.1, 75%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.1, 71.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,034,562
CSS custom property--colour: #C6E442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67886WCAG 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 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#391BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2D724no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD750no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D1D8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.9Green yellow · ΔE 25.2Yellow · ΔE 27.2Gold · ΔE 32.6Khaki · ΔE 34.2Pale green · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6042E4
Analogous#E4B142, #75E442
Triadic#42C6E4, #E442C6
Split complementary#4275E4, #B142E4
Tetradic#42E4B1, #6042E4, #E44275

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEF5
Lighter +30%#EEF7C8
Lighter +20%#E1F19B
Lighter +10%#D3EA6F
Darker −10%#B3D51E
Darker −20%#8DA818
Darker −30%#687B12
Darker −40%#424F0B
More saturated +25%#D7FF27
Less saturated −25%#B5C95D

Channel breakdown

R198
G228
B66
Red198 (77.6%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue71.11°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G E4 · B 42

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