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#A6E137 Color

#A6E137 is rgb(166, 225, 55) in RGB, hsl(81, 74%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6E137
HEX#A6E137
RGBrgb(166, 225, 55)
HSLhsl(81, 74%, 55%)
HSVhsv(81, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.199 127.4)
LABlab(83.28% -36.76 70.36)
LCHlch(83.28% 79.38 117.59)

What #A6E137 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 #A6E137, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 7.99Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.31Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.84Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.3Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.13Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13

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

#A6E137 Channel Values

How #A6E137 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 166 · G 225 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 74% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 76% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6E137 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6E137 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6E137

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6E137; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6E137
Complementary
#7337E1
Analogous
#E1C837
Analogous
#51E137
Triadic
#37A6E1
Triadic
#E137A6
Split comp.
#3751E1
Split comp.
#C837E1

Tints & Shades of #A6E137

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

#B2E552
#BEE96D
#C9ED87
#D7F2A6
#E3F6C1
#EFFADC

Shades

#96D520
#7DB11B
#679216
#517311
#3B540D
#223107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6E137.

How #A6E137 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#A6E137
Protanopia#D8D838
Protanomaly#C6DC38
Deuteranopia#D0D03E
Deuteranomaly#C1D73B
Tritanopia#B7D5D5
Tritanomaly#B0DAAC
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A6E137 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6e137: #A6E137;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6E137;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6e137': '#A6E137' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.882, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_a6e137">#A6E137</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6E137"

More Green Colors

#A6E137 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A6E137 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6E137?

#A6E137 is a mid-tone green — rgb(166, 225, 55) in RGB and hsl(81, 74%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #A6E137?

#A6E137 is rgb(166, 225, 55) — red 166, green 225, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6E137?

#A6E137 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 76%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6E137 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6E137 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6E137 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6E137 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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