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#06cc2f

a dark, electric green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
6, 204, 47
HSL
132°, 94%, 41%
CMYK
97, 0, 77, 20
Luminance
0.4343

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #06cc2f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#06cc2f
Hue
132°
green
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
62%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4343
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.69:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 1.1
Where it sits
Hue132° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#06cc2f
RGBrgb(6, 204, 47)
HSLhsl(132, 94%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 77%, 20%)
LABlab(71.8 -70.8 61.5)
LCHlch(71.8 93.8 139.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.236 144.2)
Decimal445487
Display P3color(display-p3 0.024 0.800 0.184)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #06cc2f;
background-color: #06cc2f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#06cc2f] bg-[#06cc2f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #06cc2f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.024, green: 0.800, blue: 0.184)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#06cc2f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF06CC2F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(47, 204, 6)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #06cc2f · 9.69:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.17:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.69:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #06cc2f as text scores 2.17:1 on white and 9.69:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#06cc2f on white: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#06cc2f on black: 9.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D0B803
deuteranopia · #BEAB41
tritanopia · #00C6AF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #06cc2f is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF4
#E4FBE9
#C2FACD
#92FCA8
#5BFA7C
#25F951
#07EE37
#06cc2f
#059F24
#08721E
#054713
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF4Darkest = 950 · #054713
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF4;
  --brand-100: #E4FBE9;
  --brand-200: #C2FACD;
  --brand-300: #92FCA8;
  --brand-400: #5BFA7C;
  --brand-500: #25F951;
  --brand-600: #07EE37;
  --brand-700: #06cc2f;
  --brand-800: #059F24;
  --brand-900: #08721E;
  --brand-950: #054713;
  --brand: #06cc2f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #06cc2f

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C702D0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#047C1C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEEB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #06cc2f

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CC06A3
Analogous left#40CC06
Analogous right#06CC92
Split-complement 1#9206CC
Split-complement 2#CC0640
Triadic 1#2F06CC
Triadic 2#CC2F06
Tetradic#0640CC

RGB percentages

Red2.4%
Green80.0%
Blue18.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan97.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow77.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#06cc2f text on a black background

contrast 9.69:1

Card sample

#06cc2f text on a white background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #06cc2f;
Background color
Panel with #06cc2f background
background-color: #06cc2f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #06cc2f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(6, 204, 47, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(6, 204, 47, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #06cc2f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06cc2f, #06CCB3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #06cc2f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#06cc2f in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#06cc2f, answered

What color is #06cc2f?

#06cc2f is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 1.1). It sits at 132° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #06cc2f?

rgb(6, 204, 47) — 6 red, 204 green and 47 blue out of 255, or 2.4% / 80% / 18.4% by channel.

Is #06cc2f a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4343 and perceived brightness is 62%, so black text on it reaches 9.69:1.

Should I use black or white text on #06cc2f?

Black. It scores 9.69:1 against #06cc2f, versus 2.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #06cc2f?

#CC06A3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9206CC and #CC0640, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #06cc2f?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDC9 for borders, #4B9B5B for secondary text, #C702D0 as an accent and #047C1C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #40CC06 and #06CC92 stays calm, while #CC06A3 is the loudest partner.

What is #06cc2f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(97%, 0%, 77%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #06cc2f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #26CC06; nudged cooler, #04CE78.

Work with #06cc2f in the Color Lab