HEX atlas value

#C6E740

#C6E740 is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 198, 231, 64, HSL 72, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6953, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C6E740 Sample readable text

HEX #C6E740

RGB rgb(198, 231, 64)

HSL hsl(72 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.6953

Contrast Black 14.91:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-c6e740: #C6E740;
.background-c6e740 { background-color: #C6E740; }
.text-c6e740 { color: #C6E740; }

Luminance0.6953

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":"#C6E740","rgb":[198,231,64],"hsl":[72,78,58],"cmyk":[14,0,72,9],"luminance":0.6953,"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":"#D4FF29","hex":"#D4FF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.14,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEF292","hex":"#DEF292","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.22,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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","Pear 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/c6e740.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6240E7","analogous":["#E7B540","#72E740"],"triadic":["#40C6E7","#E740C6"],"tetradic":["#40E7B5","#6240E7","#E74072"],"splitComplementary":["#4072E7","#B540E7"],"monochromatic":["#DEF292","#C6E740","#96B616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEF292","dark":"#96B616","saturated":"#D4FF29","desaturated":"#B8D058","pastel":"#E4EFB8","neon":"#DCFF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":38.600518131237564},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":45.34313619501854},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":48.30113870293329},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":51.048996072400875}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C6E740

#C6E740 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C6E740 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 198, 231, and 64, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 78% 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 0.6953, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.26, 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 #C6E740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4FF29#000000 text · best 18.14:1#D4FF29

#DEF292#000000 text · best 17.22:1#DEF292

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

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#C6E740#C6E740

#6240E7#6240E7

#E7B540#E7B540

#72E740#72E740

#DEF292#DEF292

#96B616#96B616

Color Harmonies

#6240E7#6240E7

#E7B540#E7B540

#72E740#72E740

#40C6E7#40C6E7

#E740C6#E740C6

Variants

#DEF292#DEF292

#96B616#96B616

#D4FF29#D4FF29

#B8D058#B8D058

#E4EFB8#E4EFB8

#DCFF52#DCFF52

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Dandelion#F0E130

Peridot#B4C424

Old Gold#CFB53B

#C6E740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C6E740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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