Skip to content

#6AA06E Color

#6AA06E is rgb(106, 160, 110) in RGB, hsl(124, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA06E
HEX#6AA06E
RGBrgb(106, 160, 110)
HSLhsl(124, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(124, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.093 146.2)
LABlab(61.09% -26.52 20.26)
LCHlch(61.09% 33.37 142.62)

What #6AA06E 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 #6AA06E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.21Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.34Russian Green#679267ΔE 6.77Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 9.05Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.68Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.03

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

#6AA06E Channel Values

How #6AA06E 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 160 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA06E 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AA06E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AA06E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA06E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA06E
Complementary
#A06A9C
Analogous
#81A06A
Analogous
#6AA088
Triadic
#6D6AA0
Triadic
#A06D6A
Split comp.
#886AA0
Split comp.
#A06A81

Tints & Shades of #6AA06E

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

#7FAD83
#92B995
#A8C7AA
#BBD3BC
#D0E1D1
#E3EDE4

Shades

#5A8C5D
#4C764E
#3E6040
#324E34
#243825
#162217

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA06E.

How #6AA06E 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#6AA06E
Protanopia#98986E
Protanomaly#889C6E
Deuteranopia#919170
Deuteranomaly#83976F
Tritanopia#729B9B
Tritanomaly#6F9D8B
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AA06E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa06e: #6AA06E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA06E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa06e': '#6AA06E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa06e">#6AA06E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA06E"

More Green Colors

#6AA06E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#6AA06E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA06E?

#6AA06E is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 160, 110) in RGB and hsl(124, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #6AA06E?

#6AA06E is rgb(106, 160, 110) — red 106, green 160, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA06E?

#6AA06E converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA06E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA06E scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA06E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA06E 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 12.09, which is visibly different.

Open #6AA06E in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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