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#06BC9B Color

#06BC9B is rgb(6, 188, 155) in RGB, hsl(169, 94%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 18%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06BC9B
HEX#06BC9B
RGBrgb(6, 188, 155)
HSLhsl(169, 94%, 38%)
HSVhsv(169, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 18%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.134 174)
LABlab(68.08% -47.29 4.98)
LCHlch(68.08% 47.56 173.99)

What #06BC9B 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 #06BC9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.25Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.01Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.19Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.24Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.53Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.94

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

#06BC9B Channel Values

How #06BC9B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 94% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06BC9B 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06BC9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06BC9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06BC9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06BC9B
Complementary
#BC0627
Analogous
#06BC40
Analogous
#0682BC
Triadic
#9B06BC
Triadic
#BC9B06
Split comp.
#BC0682
Split comp.
#BC4006

Tints & Shades of #06BC9B

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

#07E9BF
#20F8D1
#4DF9DA
#74FBE2
#A1FCEB
#C9FDF4

Shades

#05A386
#048B72
#04725E
#035E4D
#024539
#012D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06BC9B.

How #06BC9B 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#06BC9B
Protanopia#ADAD9B
Protanomaly#89B39B
Deuteranopia#9D9D9E
Deuteranomaly#7CAA9D
Tritanopia#2BB8B8
Tritanomaly#21BAAD
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06BC9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06bc9b: #06BC9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06BC9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06bc9b': '#06BC9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.737, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_06bc9b">#06BC9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#06BC9B"

More Green Colors

#06BC9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06BC9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06BC9B?

#06BC9B is a dark green — rgb(6, 188, 155) in RGB and hsl(169, 94%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #06BC9B?

#06BC9B is rgb(6, 188, 155) — red 6, green 188, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06BC9B?

#06BC9B converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 18%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06BC9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06BC9B scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06BC9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06BC9B 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.45, which is visibly different.

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