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#E6F958 Color

#E6F958 is rgb(230, 249, 88) in RGB, hsl(67, 93%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6F958
HEX#E6F958
RGBrgb(230, 249, 88)
HSLhsl(67, 93%, 66%)
HSVhsv(67, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.181 115.7)
LABlab(94.36% -21.27 71.53)
LCHlch(94.36% 74.63 106.56)

What #E6F958 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 #E6F958, 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.

#E6F958 Channel Values

How #E6F958 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 230 · G 249 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 93% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6F958 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6F958

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6F958; 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 #E6F958

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 #E6F958 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#E6F958
Protanopia#F6F658
Protanomaly#F0F758
Deuteranopia#F3F35A
Deuteranomaly#EEF559
Tritanopia#F3ECEC
Tritanomaly#EEF1C3
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #E6F958 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6f958: #E6F958;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6F958;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6f958': '#E6F958' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.976, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_e6f958">#E6F958</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6F958"

More Green Colors

#E6F958 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6F958 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6F958?

#E6F958 is a light green — rgb(230, 249, 88) in RGB and hsl(67, 93%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #E6F958?

#E6F958 is rgb(230, 249, 88) — red 230, green 249, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6F958?

#E6F958 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6F958 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6F958 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6F958 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6F958 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 22.01, which is visibly different.

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