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#06C666 Color

#06C666 is rgb(6, 198, 102) in RGB, hsl(150, 94%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 48%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06C666
HEX#06C666
RGBrgb(6, 198, 102)
HSLhsl(150, 94%, 40%)
HSVhsv(150, 97%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 48%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.19 152)
LABlab(70.41% -59.11 35.75)
LCHlch(70.41% 69.08 148.84)

What #06C666 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 #06C666, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.41Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 11.11Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.45Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.2Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.9GO Green#00AB66ΔE 16.21

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

#06C666 Channel Values

How #06C666 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 198 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 94% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 97% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06C666 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06C666 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06C666

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06C666; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06C666
Complementary
#C60666
Analogous
#06C606
Analogous
#06C6C6
Triadic
#6606C6
Triadic
#C66606
Split comp.
#C606C6
Split comp.
#C60606

Tints & Shades of #06C666

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

#07ED7A
#2AF891
#52FAA6
#79FBBA
#A1FCCF
#CEFDE6

Shades

#05AD59
#05944D
#047C40
#035E30
#024524
#012D17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06C666.

How #06C666 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#06C666
Protanopia#B6B667
Protanomaly#91BD67
Deuteranopia#A5A56C
Deuteranomaly#83B369
Tritanopia#43BDBD
Tritanomaly#34C1A2
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06C666 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06c666: #06C666;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06C666;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06c666': '#06C666' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.776, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_06c666">#06C666</color>
SVG fillfill="#06C666"

More Green Colors

#06C666 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06C666 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06C666?

#06C666 is a mid-tone green — rgb(6, 198, 102) in RGB and hsl(150, 94%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #06C666?

#06C666 is rgb(6, 198, 102) — red 6, green 198, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06C666?

#06C666 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 48%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06C666 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06C666 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06C666 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06C666 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 18.55, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.