Information about #A6E38C color

#A6E38C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6E38C is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 227, 140) — 65.1% red, 89% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 34 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively yellow-green, #A6E38C floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Harlequin (#A2E78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Pistachio (#AEE78B) and Feijoa (#A5D785).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(166, 227, 140)), which gives #A6E38C its character. If you plan to put text on a #A6E38C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6E38C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6E38C color variations

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#A6E38C 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 #A6E38C

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#A6E38C
  • RGB166, 227, 140
  • CMYK24, 0, 34, 11
  • CSSrgb(166, 227, 140)
  • HSL102°, 61%, 72%
  • HSL Precise102.069°, 60.839%, 71.961%
  • HSV102°, 38%, 89%
  • HSB102°, 38%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.890, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.890, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.890, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA6E38C
  • DECIMAL ID10937228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01