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#06EF99 Color

#06EF99 is rgb(6, 239, 153) in RGB, hsl(158, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 36%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06EF99
HEX#06EF99
RGBrgb(6, 239, 153)
HSLhsl(158, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(158, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 36%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.194 158.4)
LABlab(83.89% -64.36 27.70)
LCHlch(83.89% 70.07 156.71)

What #06EF99 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 #06EF99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.11Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.72Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 13.03Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.73Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 18.43Emerald#50C878ΔE 19.68

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

#06EF99 Channel Values

How #06EF99 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 239 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06EF99 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #06EF99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #06EF99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06EF99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#06EF99
Complementary
#EF065B
Analogous
#06EF25
Analogous
#06D0EF
Triadic
#9906EF
Triadic
#EF9906
Split comp.
#EF06D0
Split comp.
#EF2506

Tints & Shades of #06EF99

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

#1FF9A9
#42FAB7
#65FBC4
#8DFCD3
#AFFDE1
#D2FEEE

Shades

#05D186
#04AE70
#04905D
#03724A
#025536
#013220

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06EF99.

How #06EF99 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#06EF99
Protanopia#DCDC9A
Protanomaly#AFE49A
Deuteranopia#C8C89E
Deuteranomaly#9FD99C
Tritanopia#4BE6E6
Tritanomaly#3BEACC
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #06EF99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06ef99: #06EF99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06EF99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06ef99': '#06EF99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.937, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_06ef99">#06EF99</color>
SVG fillfill="#06EF99"

More Green Colors

#06EF99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#06EF99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06EF99?

#06EF99 is a mid-tone green — rgb(6, 239, 153) in RGB and hsl(158, 95%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #06EF99?

#06EF99 is rgb(6, 239, 153) — red 6, green 239, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06EF99?

#06EF99 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 36%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06EF99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #06EF99 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06EF99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06EF99 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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