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#06C17F Color

#06C17F is rgb(6, 193, 127) in RGB, hsl(159, 94%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is GO Green (#00AB66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06C17F
HEX#06C17F
RGBrgb(6, 193, 127)
HSLhsl(159, 94%, 39%)
HSVhsv(159, 97%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.162 159.8)
LABlab(69.15% -54.04 21.42)
LCHlch(69.15% 58.13 158.38)

What #06C17F 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 #06C17F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

GO Green#00AB66ΔE 8.66Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.26Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.29Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.6Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.46Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.07

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

#06C17F Channel Values

How #06C17F 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 193 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 94% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 97% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06C17F 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06C17F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06C17F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06C17F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06C17F
Complementary
#C10647
Analogous
#06C122
Analogous
#06A5C1
Triadic
#7F06C1
Triadic
#C17F06
Split comp.
#C106A5
Split comp.
#C12206

Tints & Shades of #06C17F

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

#07E99A
#25F8AE
#4DF9BD
#79FBCE
#A1FCDC
#CEFDED

Shades

#05A86F
#048F5F
#04774E
#035E3E
#02452E
#012D1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06C17F.

How #06C17F 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#06C17F
Protanopia#B2B280
Protanomaly#8DB87F
Deuteranopia#A1A183
Deuteranomaly#80AF81
Tritanopia#3ABABA
Tritanomaly#2DBDA6
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06C17F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06c17f: #06C17F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06C17F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06c17f': '#06C17F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.757, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_06c17f">#06C17F</color>
SVG fillfill="#06C17F"

More Green Colors

#06C17F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06C17F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06C17F?

#06C17F is a dark green — rgb(6, 193, 127) in RGB and hsl(159, 94%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is GO Green (#00AB66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #06C17F?

#06C17F is rgb(6, 193, 127) — red 6, green 193, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06C17F?

#06C17F converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 34%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06C17F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06C17F scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06C17F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06C17F 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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