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Information about Bright Green color

#66FF00 - Bright Green color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #66FF00 ("Bright Green") belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 255, 0) — 40% red, 100% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 60 / 0 / 100 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #66FF00 reads as a maximally vivid zesty chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Slime (#65FF00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Luminous Vivid Pistachio (#60FF00) and Bright Lime Green (#65FE08).

The recipe behind #66FF00 is rgb(102, 255, 0), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #66FF00: 15.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. The name "Bright Green" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Bright Green color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Bright Green color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Bright Green color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Bright Green 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 Bright Green

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66FF00
  • RGB102, 255, 0
  • CMYK60, 0, 100, 0
  • CSSrgb(102, 255, 0)
  • HSL96°, 100%, 50%
  • HSL Precise96°, 100%, 50%
  • HSV96°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB96°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 1.000, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 1.000, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 1.000, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID66FF00
  • DECIMAL ID6749952
  • Name Length12
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