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Colour

#C6FF38

  • #C6FF38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#C6FF38 is a green with RGB values 198, 255, 56 and HSL 77°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C6FF38#C6FF38
HEX#C6FF38
RGBrgb(198, 255, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 1, 0.2196
RGB percentages77.6%, 100%, 22%
HSLhsl(77.2, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.2, 78%, 100%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,041,464
CSS custom property--colour: #C6FF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#3900C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEB4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CFF3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 9.5Yellow green · ΔE 23Lawn green · ΔE 25.5Yellow · ΔE 25.5Chartreuse · ΔE 25.6Limegreen · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7138FF
Analogous#FFD438, #63FF38
Triadic#38C6FF, #FF38C6
Split complementary#3863FF, #D538FF
Tetradic#38FFD4, #7138FF, #FF3862

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FFD1
Lighter +20%#E3FF9E
Lighter +10%#D5FF6B
Darker −10%#B7FF05
Darker −20%#95D100
Darker −30%#719E00
Darker −40%#4C6B00
More saturated +25%#C6FF38
Less saturated −25%#BBE651

Channel breakdown

R198
G255
B56
Red198 (77.6%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue77.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G FF · B 38

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