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#06B175 Color

#06B175 is rgb(6, 177, 117) in RGB, hsl(159, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Frog (#00A86B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06B175
HEX#06B175
RGBrgb(6, 177, 117)
HSLhsl(159, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(159, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.151 160.1)
LABlab(63.87% -50.48 19.64)
LCHlch(63.87% 54.16 158.74)

What #06B175 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #06B175, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Frog#00A86BΔE 3.49Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.14GO Green#00AB66ΔE 5.53Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.23Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 6.58Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 7.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#06B175 Channel Values

How #06B175 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 6 · G 177 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06B175 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06B175 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06B175

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06B175; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06B175
Complementary
#B10642
Analogous
#06B120
Analogous
#0698B1
Triadic
#7506B1
Triadic
#B17506
Split comp.
#B10698
Split comp.
#B12006

Tints & Shades of #06B175

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#08DD93
#1DF7AA
#49F8BB
#70FACA
#9DFBDA
#C9FDEB

Shades

#069965
#058558
#046C48
#03593B
#02402A
#022C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06B175.

How #06B175 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#06B175
Protanopia#A3A376
Protanomaly#81A975
Deuteranopia#949479
Deuteranomaly#75A077
Tritanopia#35ABAB
Tritanomaly#29AD98
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06B175 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-06b175: #06B175;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06B175;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06b175': '#06B175' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.694, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_06b175">#06B175</color>
SVG fillfill="#06B175"

More Green Colors

#06B175 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06B175 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06B175?

#06B175 is a dark green — rgb(6, 177, 117) in RGB and hsl(159, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Frog (#00A86B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #06B175?

#06B175 is rgb(6, 177, 117) — red 6, green 177, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06B175?

#06B175 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06B175 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06B175 scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06B175 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06B175 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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