#6aae2e Color Information

#6aae2e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6aae2e, and its official name is Alpine Meadow. In RGB, it consists of 41.6% Red, 68.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 39.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 91.9°, with saturation of 58.2% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #6aae2e is 6991406, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6aae2e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#6aae2e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAlpine Meadow Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color106, 174, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color41.6%, 68.2%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.584, 0.318, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.391, 0, 0.736, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color91.9°, 58.2%, 43.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color91.9°, 73.6%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.573, 33.533, 7.920 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color46, 174, 114 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6991406 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.591, -42.377, 55.461 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.591, 69.798, 127.383 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.591, -33.981, 68.902 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.908, -34.841, 32.426 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.342, 0.532, 33.533 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285181486 / 0xff6aae2e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669933 Copy
Last Updated: October 5, 2024

Shades of #6aae2e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6aae2e, its pure hue is 91.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6aae2e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d1606 to #5d9828.

Tints of #6aae2e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6aae2e, its pure hue is 91.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6aae2e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7db848 to #ecf5e5.

Tones of #6aae2e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6aae2e, its pure hue is 91.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6aae2e, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #67dc00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6aae2e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6aae2e! For #6aae2e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6aae2e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6aae2e

This color, #6aae2e, consists of 41.6% Red, 68.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 106, Green = 174, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6aae2e is 39.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R41.6%
C39.1%
G68.2%
M0.0%
B18.0%
Y73.6%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 106 174 46
Octal 152 256 56
Hexa #6a #ae #2e
Binary 01101010 10101110 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 39 0 73 31
Octal 47 0 111 37
Hexa #27 #00 #49 #1f
Binary 00100111 00000000 01001001 00011111

Analogous Colors of #6aae2e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6aae2e — which has hue 91.9° — its analogous colors are located at 61.9° and 121.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6aae2e.

Triadic Colors of #6aae2e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6aae2e — which has hue 91.9° — its triadic colors are located at 91.9° and 331.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6aae2e.

Complementary Color of #6aae2e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6aae2e — which has hue 91.9° — its complementary color is located at 271.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6aae2e.

Split Complementary Colors of #6aae2e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6aae2e — which has hue 91.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 91.9° and 301.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6aae2e.

Tetradic Colors of #6aae2e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6aae2e — which has hue 91.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 1.9°, 91.9°, 181.9°, and 271.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6aae2e.

Monochromatic Colors of #6aae2e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6aae2e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #364c23 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a1ec5e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6aae2e

We want to make getting started with #6aae2e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6aae2e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6aae2e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6aae2e with other HTML elements.

#6aae2e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6aae2e.
<span style="color: #6aae2e;">The color of this text is #6aae2e.</span>

#6aae2e Background Color

The background color for this text is #6aae2e.
<div style="background-color: #6aae2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6aae2e.</div>

#6aae2e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6aae2e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6aae2e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6aae2e.</span>

#6aae2e Border Color

This is a div with border color #6aae2e.
<div style="border: #6aae2e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6aae2e.</div>

#6aae2e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6aae2e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6aae2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6aae2e on a white background.</div></div>

#6aae2e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6aae2e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6aae2e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6aae2e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6aae2e to White

This is a gradient from #6aae2e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6aae2e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6aae2e to white.</div>

Gradient from #6aae2e to Black

This is a gradient from #6aae2e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6aae2e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6aae2e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6aae2e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6aae2e

In addition to using #6aae2e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6aae2e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6aae2e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 106, Green = 174, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6aae2e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6aae2e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(106, 174, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6aae2e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6aae2e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6aae2e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(106, 174, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6aae2e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:106, green:174, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:106 green:174 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(106f, 174f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(106, 174, 46);
 

#6aae2e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6aae2e the same way. For those with color blindness, #6aae2e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6aae2e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6aae2e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6aae2e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6aae2e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6aae2e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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