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#6ED10A Color

#6ED10A is rgb(110, 209, 10) in RGB, hsl(90, 91%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 95%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), visibly different at ΔE 10.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ED10A
HEX#6ED10A
RGBrgb(110, 209, 10)
HSLhsl(90, 91%, 43%)
HSVhsv(90, 95%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 95%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.223 135.1)
LABlab(75.57% -50.72 71.61)
LCHlch(75.57% 87.75 125.31)

What #6ED10A 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 #6ED10A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6ED10A Channel Values

How #6ED10A 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 110 · G 209 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 91% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 95% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ED10A 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6ED10A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ED10A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6ED10A

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.

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How #6ED10A 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#6ED10A
Protanopia#C5C510
Protanomaly#A9CA0E
Deuteranopia#B8B823
Deuteranomaly#A0C21B
Tritanopia#86C5C5
Tritanomaly#7DCA9D
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #6ED10A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ed10a: #6ED10A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ED10A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ed10a': '#6ED10A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.820, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_6ed10a">#6ED10A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ED10A"

More Green Colors

#6ED10A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6ED10A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ED10A?

#6ED10A is a mid-tone green — rgb(110, 209, 10) in RGB and hsl(90, 91%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.68.

What is the RGB value of #6ED10A?

#6ED10A is rgb(110, 209, 10) — red 110, green 209, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ED10A?

#6ED10A converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 95%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ED10A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ED10A scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ED10A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ED10A 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.31, which is visibly different.

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