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#A6EE4F Color

#A6EE4F is rgb(166, 238, 79) in RGB, hsl(87, 82%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 67%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6EE4F
HEX#A6EE4F
RGBrgb(166, 238, 79)
HSLhsl(87, 82%, 62%)
HSVhsv(87, 67%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 67%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.2 130.6)
LABlab(87.12% -40.99 65.99)
LCHlch(87.12% 77.68 121.85)

What #A6EE4F 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 #A6EE4F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.68Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.22Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.95Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.02French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 14.8Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 15.05

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

#A6EE4F Channel Values

How #A6EE4F 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 238 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 82% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 67% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6EE4F 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6EE4F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6EE4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6EE4F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6EE4F
Complementary
#964FEE
Analogous
#EEE64F
Analogous
#57EE4F
Triadic
#4FA6EE
Triadic
#EE4FA6
Split comp.
#4F57EE
Split comp.
#E64FEE

Tints & Shades of #A6EE4F

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

#B2F066
#BDF27D
#C9F494
#D7F7B0
#E3F9C7
#EFFCDF

Shades

#93EA2A
#7CD115
#66AC11
#50870D
#3A610A
#213806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6EE4F.

How #A6EE4F 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#A6EE4F
Protanopia#E4E450
Protanomaly#CEE850
Deuteranopia#DADA55
Deuteranomaly#C7E253
Tritanopia#B8E2E2
Tritanomaly#B1E7B9
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #A6EE4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6ee4f: #A6EE4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6EE4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6ee4f': '#A6EE4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.933, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_a6ee4f">#A6EE4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6EE4F"

More Green Colors

#A6EE4F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A6EE4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6EE4F?

#A6EE4F is a light green — rgb(166, 238, 79) in RGB and hsl(87, 82%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #A6EE4F?

#A6EE4F is rgb(166, 238, 79) — red 166, green 238, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6EE4F?

#A6EE4F converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 67%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6EE4F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6EE4F scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6EE4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6EE4F 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 13.02, which is visibly different.

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