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#06BC85 Color

#06BC85 is rgb(6, 188, 133) in RGB, hsl(162, 94%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06BC85
HEX#06BC85
RGBrgb(6, 188, 133)
HSLhsl(162, 94%, 38%)
HSVhsv(162, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.15 163.4)
LABlab(67.66% -51.41 16.23)
LCHlch(67.66% 53.91 162.47)

What #06BC85 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 #06BC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.58Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.85Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.87Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.98Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.52Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.56

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

#06BC85 Channel Values

How #06BC85 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 188 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 94% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06BC85 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06BC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06BC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06BC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06BC85
Complementary
#BC063C
Analogous
#06BC2A
Analogous
#0698BC
Triadic
#8506BC
Triadic
#BC8506
Split comp.
#BC0698
Split comp.
#BC2A06

Tints & Shades of #06BC85

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

#07E9A5
#20F8B7
#4DF9C6
#74FBD2
#A1FCE1
#C9FDED

Shades

#05A374
#048B62
#047251
#035E43
#024531
#012D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06BC85.

How #06BC85 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#06BC85
Protanopia#ADAD86
Protanomaly#89B385
Deuteranopia#9D9D89
Deuteranomaly#7CAA87
Tritanopia#35B6B6
Tritanomaly#29B9A5
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06BC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06bc85: #06BC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06BC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06bc85': '#06BC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.737, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_06bc85">#06BC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#06BC85"

More Green Colors

#06BC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06BC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06BC85?

#06BC85 is a dark green — rgb(6, 188, 133) in RGB and hsl(162, 94%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #06BC85?

#06BC85 is rgb(6, 188, 133) — red 6, green 188, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06BC85?

#06BC85 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06BC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06BC85 scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06BC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06BC85 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 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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