#c6e15a Color Information

#c6e15a 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 #c6e15a. In RGB, it consists of 77.6% Red, 88.2% Green, and 35.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 60% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 72.0°, with saturation of 69.2% and lightness of 61.8%. The decimal value for #c6e15a is 13033818, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c6e15a 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#c6e15a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color198, 225, 90 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.6%, 88.2%, 35.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.224, 0.118, 0.647 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.12, 0, 0.6, 0.118 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color72.0°, 69.2%, 61.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color72.0°, 60.0%, 88.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color52.059, 66.594, 19.783 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color90, 225, 117 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13033818 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color85.299, -27.538, 61.376 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)85.299, 67.271, 114.165 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color85.299, -11.414, 79.241 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.605, -28.937, 42.751 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.376, 0.481, 66.594 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291223898 / 0xffc6e15a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Shades of #c6e15a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c6e15a, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 61.8%. 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 #c6e15a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191c0b to #adc54f.

Tints of #c6e15a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c6e15a, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, and its lightness is 61.8%. 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 #c6e15a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cde56f to #f8fbea.

Tones of #c6e15a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c6e15a, its pure hue is 72.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.2%, 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 #c6e15a, which range from #9e9e9e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d8ff3c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c6e15a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c6e15a! For #c6e15a, 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, #c6e15a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c6e15a

This color, #c6e15a, consists of 77.6% Red, 88.2% Green, and 35.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 198, Green = 225, Blue = 90. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c6e15a is 12% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 60% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.6%
C12.0%
G88.2%
M0.0%
B35.3%
Y60.0%
K11.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 198 225 90
Octal 306 341 132
Hexa #c6 #e1 #5a
Binary 11000110 11100001 01011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 11 0 59 11
Octal 13 0 73 13
Hexa #0b #00 #3b #0b
Binary 00001011 00000000 00111011 00001011

Analogous Colors of #c6e15a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c6e15a — which has hue 72.0° — its analogous colors are located at 42.0° and 102.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c6e15a.

Triadic Colors of #c6e15a

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 #c6e15a — which has hue 72.0° — its triadic colors are located at 72.0° and 312.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c6e15a.

Complementary Color of #c6e15a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c6e15a — which has hue 72.0° — its complementary color is located at 252.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c6e15a.

Split Complementary Colors of #c6e15a

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 #c6e15a — which has hue 72.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 72.0° and 282.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c6e15a.

Tetradic Colors of #c6e15a

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 #c6e15a — which has hue 72.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 342.0°, 72.0°, 162.0°, and 252.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c6e15a.

Monochromatic Colors of #c6e15a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c6e15a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #90a732 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e7f8a5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c6e15a

We want to make getting started with #c6e15a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c6e15a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a with other HTML elements.

#c6e15a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c6e15a.
<span style="color: #c6e15a;">The color of this text is #c6e15a.</span>

#c6e15a Background Color

The background color for this text is #c6e15a.
<div style="background-color: #c6e15a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c6e15a.</div>

#c6e15a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c6e15a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c6e15a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c6e15a.</span>

#c6e15a Border Color

This is a div with border color #c6e15a.
<div style="border: #c6e15a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c6e15a.</div>

#c6e15a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c6e15a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c6e15a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c6e15a on a white background.</div></div>

#c6e15a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c6e15a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c6e15a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c6e15a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c6e15a to White

This is a gradient from #c6e15a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c6e15a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c6e15a to white.</div>

Gradient from #c6e15a to Black

This is a gradient from #c6e15a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c6e15a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c6e15a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c6e15a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c6e15a

In addition to using #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c6e15a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 198, Green = 225, Blue = 90). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(198, 225, 90)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c6e15a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c6e15a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c6e15a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(198, 225, 90);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c6e15a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:198, green:225, blue:90, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:198 green:225 blue:90 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(198f, 225f, 90f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(198, 225, 90);
 

#c6e15a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c6e15a the same way. For those with color blindness, #c6e15a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c6e15a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a 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 #c6e15a 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 1.5:1 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
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WCAG AAA
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