Information about #A6E21A color

#A6E21A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6E21A is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 226, 26) — 65.1% red, 88.6% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 78 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A6E21A presents itself as a strongly colored yellow-green — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Yellowish Green (#B0DD16). Slightly further away sit Inch Worm (#B0E313) and Lickety Split (#A3D92D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(166, 226, 26)), which gives #A6E21A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6E21A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6E21A color variations

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#A6E21A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A6E21A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6E21A
  • RGB166, 226, 26
  • CMYK24, 0, 78, 11
  • CSSrgb(166, 226, 26)
  • HSL78°, 79%, 49%
  • HSL Precise78°, 79.365%, 49.412%
  • HSV78°, 88%, 89%
  • HSB78°, 88%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.886, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.886, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.886, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA6E21A
  • DECIMAL ID10936858
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01