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#6AE10E Color

#6AE10E is rgb(106, 225, 14) in RGB, hsl(94, 88%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 94%, 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 9.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AE10E
HEX#6AE10E
RGBrgb(106, 225, 14)
HSLhsl(94, 88%, 47%)
HSVhsv(94, 94%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 94%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.241 136.8)
LABlab(80.30% -57.24 74.83)
LCHlch(80.30% 94.21 127.41)

What #6AE10E 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 #6AE10E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.84Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 11.11Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 12.68French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 12.75Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 13.95Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 15.02

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

#6AE10E Channel Values

How #6AE10E 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 225 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 88% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 94% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AE10E 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AE10E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AE10E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AE10E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AE10E
Complementary
#860EE1
Analogous
#D3E10E
Analogous
#0EE11C
Triadic
#0E6AE1
Triadic
#E10E6A
Split comp.
#1C0EE1
Split comp.
#E10ED3

Tints & Shades of #6AE10E

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

#7CF122
#93F349
#A7F66A
#BBF88C
#CFFAAE
#E5FCD4

Shades

#5CC50D
#4FA80B
#418B09
#326907
#244D05
#173003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AE10E.

How #6AE10E 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#6AE10E
Protanopia#D3D314
Protanomaly#B2D912
Deuteranopia#C4C428
Deuteranomaly#A7D020
Tritanopia#86D4D4
Tritanomaly#7CD9A9
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AE10E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ae10e: #6AE10E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AE10E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ae10e': '#6AE10E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.882, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_6ae10e">#6AE10E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AE10E"

More Green Colors

#6AE10E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AE10E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AE10E?

#6AE10E is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 225, 14) in RGB and hsl(94, 88%, 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 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #6AE10E?

#6AE10E is rgb(106, 225, 14) — red 106, green 225, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AE10E?

#6AE10E converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 94%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AE10E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AE10E scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AE10E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AE10E 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 12.68, which is visibly different.

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