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#A6EF4E — Vivid Green

#A6EF4E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #A6EF4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A6EF4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #964EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE64E and #56EF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A6EF4E · RGB 166, 239, 78

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Color values

HEX#A6EF4E
RGB166, 239, 78
HSL87°, 83%, 62%
HSV87°, 67%, 94%
CMYK31%, 0%, 67%, 6%
XYZ47.97, 70.39, 18.27
Yxy70.39, 0.3511, 0.5152
CIE-Lab87.19, -46.69, 67.61
Hunter Lab83.90, -40.93, 42.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 94% · Blue 31%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A6EF4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A6EF4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A6EF4E

.text { color: #A6EF4E; }
.background { background-color: #A6EF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6EF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 239, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6EF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 239, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6EF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 239, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6EF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6EF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A6EF4E

#98EC32#8AE916#7CD214#6CB611#5B9A0E#4B7E0C#3A6209#2C4B07#1C2F04#0B1302

Tints of #A6EF4E

#ADF05C#B7F26E#BEF37C#C7F58F#CEF69D#D5F7AB#DEF9BE#E5FACC#EFFCDE#F6FDEC

Tones of #A6EF4E

#A5E359#A4D765#A3CC71#A2C17B#A0B587#9FAA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #964EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #A6EF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6EF4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A6EF4E: ·

How #A6EF4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C6C675Deuteranopia · #C1BC7ETritanopia · #AA949A

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind lime 500 · #84CC16

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A6EF4E rather than the exact color:

Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Mellow Ruby Cinder
#5711A0 · #8B5FEE · #9DEB4A · #BFEE9E
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A1E752#9DEB4A#A6E957#A9EE43#9DEB57#9CED58#AEFB50#ADE245#A3F940#9BE14C#A7DE54#B5F158

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A6EF4D  ·  #A6EF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A6EF4E?

#A6EF4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 166, 239, 78). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6EF4E?

#A6EF4E is RGB 166, 239, 78 — HSL 87°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #A6EF4E?

Its complement is #964EEF; analogous partners are #EFE64E and #56EF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6EF4E for text?

Black text on #A6EF4E has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.