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#6A9861 Color

#6A9861 is rgb(106, 152, 97) in RGB, hsl(110, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 36%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Green (#679267), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A9861
HEX#6A9861
RGBrgb(106, 152, 97)
HSLhsl(110, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(110, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 36%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.094 140.4)
LABlab(58.45% -24.52 23.82)
LCHlch(58.45% 34.18 135.82)

What #6A9861 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 #6A9861, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Green#679267ΔE 6.63Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 8.17Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 8.71Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.58Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.8Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 11.89

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

#6A9861 Channel Values

How #6A9861 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 106 · G 152 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A9861 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6A9861

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A9861; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A9861
Complementary
#8F6198
Analogous
#869861
Analogous
#619874
Triadic
#616B98
Triadic
#98616B
Split comp.
#746198
Split comp.
#986186

Tints & Shades of #6A9861

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

#7EA776
#93B58C
#A7C3A2
#BCD1B7
#D0DFCD
#E5EDE3

Shades

#5E8656
#4E7048
#415D3C
#32482E
#253522
#161F14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A9861.

How #6A9861 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#6A9861
Protanopia#919161
Protanomaly#839461
Deuteranopia#8B8B63
Deuteranomaly#7F9062
Tritanopia#729292
Tritanomaly#6F9582
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #6A9861 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a9861: #6A9861;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A9861;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a9861': '#6A9861' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.596, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_6a9861">#6A9861</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A9861"

More Green Colors

#6A9861 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A9861 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A9861?

#6A9861 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 152, 97) in RGB and hsl(110, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Green (#679267), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #6A9861?

#6A9861 is rgb(106, 152, 97) — red 106, green 152, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A9861?

#6A9861 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 36%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A9861 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A9861 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A9861 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A9861 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.1, which is visibly different.

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