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#A6EA46

#a6ea46 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a6ea46 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 91.76% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.09% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 84.88°, with 79.61% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.6739

Complementary

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #8a46ea

Split complementary

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #4654ea
  3. #dc46ea

Analogous

  1. #eadc46
  2. #a6ea46
  3. #54ea46

Triadic

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #46a6ea
  3. #ea46a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #46ea8a
  3. #8a46ea
  4. #ea46a6

Square

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #46eadc
  3. #8a46ea
  4. #ea4654

Monochromatic

  1. #56880f
  2. #81cc17
  3. #a6ea46
  4. #c7f28b
  5. #e8facf

Shades

#a6ea46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #95d33f
  3. #85bb38
  4. #74a431
  5. #648c2a
  6. #537523
  7. #425e1c
  8. #324615
  9. #212f0e
  10. #111707
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6ea46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #afec59
  3. #b8ee6b
  4. #c1f07e
  5. #caf290
  6. #d3f5a3
  7. #dbf7b5
  8. #e4f9c8
  9. #edfbda
  10. #f6fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6ea46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6ea46
  2. #a2df4c
  3. #9ed552
  4. #9bca57
  5. #97c05d
  6. #93b563
  7. #8faa69
  8. #8ba06f
  9. #889574
  10. #848b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5deaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d92a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3de4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9e4a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6ea46 {
  color: #a6ea46;
}
Background
.bg-a6ea46 {
  background-color: #a6ea46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6ea46 {
  border: 2px solid #a6ea46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6ea46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 234 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6ea46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6ea46, #54ea46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6ea46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 234 70 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.18 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.11 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.37 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.72 #5915b9 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a6ea46  rgb(166, 234, 70)  hsl(85, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm
#8a46ea  rgb(138, 70, 234)  hsl(265, 80%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#46a6ea  rgb(70, 166, 234)  hsl(205, 80%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#ea46a6  rgb(234, 70, 166)  hsl(325, 80%, 60%)  Persian Rose