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#6AE010 Color

#6AE010 is rgb(106, 224, 16) in RGB, hsl(94, 87%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AE010
HEX#6AE010
RGBrgb(106, 224, 16)
HSLhsl(94, 87%, 47%)
HSVhsv(94, 93%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.24 136.8)
LABlab(80.00% -56.88 74.37)
LCHlch(80.00% 93.64 127.41)

What #6AE010 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6AE010, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.48Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 11.62French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 12.9Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 13.3Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 14.56Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 15.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#6AE010 Channel Values

How #6AE010 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 106 · G 224 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 87% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 93% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AE010 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AE010 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AE010

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AE010; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AE010
Complementary
#8610E0
Analogous
#D2E010
Analogous
#10E01D
Triadic
#106AE0
Triadic
#E0106A
Split comp.
#1D10E0
Split comp.
#E010D2

Tints & Shades of #6AE010

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7CF024
#93F24A
#A7F56B
#BBF78D
#CFF9AE
#E5FCD4

Shades

#5CC40E
#4FA70C
#418A0A
#326907
#244C05
#173003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AE010.

How #6AE010 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6AE010
Protanopia#D2D216
Protanomaly#B2D814
Deuteranopia#C3C329
Deuteranomaly#A7CF21
Tritanopia#86D3D3
Tritanomaly#7CD8A8
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AE010 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6ae010: #6AE010;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AE010;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ae010': '#6AE010' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.878, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_6ae010">#6AE010</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AE010"

More Green Colors

#6AE010 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AE010 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AE010?

#6AE010 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 224, 16) in RGB and hsl(94, 87%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #6AE010?

#6AE010 is rgb(106, 224, 16) — red 106, green 224, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AE010?

#6AE010 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AE010 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AE010 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AE010 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AE010 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 13.3, which is visibly different.

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