HEX atlas value

#A6EE3A

#A6EE3A is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 166, 238, 58, HSL 84, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.6956, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#A6EE3A Sample readable text

HEX #A6EE3A

RGB rgb(166, 238, 58)

HSL hsl(84 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 76, 7)

Luminance 0.6956

Contrast Black 14.91:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-a6ee3a: #A6EE3A;
.background-a6ee3a { background-color: #A6EE3A; }
.text-a6ee3a { color: #A6EE3A; }

Luminance0.6956

Black text14.91:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A6EE3A","rgb":[166,238,58],"hsl":[84,84,58],"cmyk":[30,0,76,7],"luminance":0.6956,"contrast":{"black":14.91,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCF58E","hex":"#CCF58E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9FF29","hex":"#A9FF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEDC3A","hex":"#EEDC3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.93,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Green Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a6ee3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#823AEE","analogous":["#EEDC3A","#4CEE3A"],"triadic":["#3AA6EE","#EE3AA6"],"tetradic":["#3AEEDC","#823AEE","#EE3A4C"],"splitComplementary":["#3A4CEE","#DC3AEE"],"monochromatic":["#CCF58E","#A6EE3A","#77BC10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CCF58E","dark":"#77BC10","saturated":"#A9FF29","desaturated":"#A1D651","pastel":"#DAF2B6","neon":"#BAFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":36.013886210738214},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":45.5411901469428},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.4368283772331},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":57.73214009544424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A6EE3A

#A6EE3A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #A6EE3A is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 166, 238, and 58, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 84% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6956, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.91:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A6EE3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#CCF58E#000000 text · best 17.02:1#CCF58E

#A9FF29#000000 text · best 17.02:1#A9FF29

#EEDC3A#000000 text · best 14.93:1#EEDC3A

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#A6EE3A#A6EE3A

#823AEE#823AEE

#EEDC3A#EEDC3A

#4CEE3A#4CEE3A

#CCF58E#CCF58E

#77BC10#77BC10

Color Harmonies

#823AEE#823AEE

#EEDC3A#EEDC3A

#4CEE3A#4CEE3A

#3AA6EE#3AA6EE

#EE3AA6#EE3AA6

Variants

#CCF58E#CCF58E

#77BC10#77BC10

#A9FF29#A9FF29

#A1D651#A1D651

#DAF2B6#DAF2B6

#BAFF52#BAFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#A6EE3A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A6EE3A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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