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#6AA087 Color

#6AA087 is rgb(106, 160, 135) in RGB, hsl(152, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA087
HEX#6AA087
RGBrgb(106, 160, 135)
HSLhsl(152, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(152, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.069 163.8)
LABlab(61.55% -22.87 7.13)
LCHlch(61.55% 23.96 162.69)

What #6AA087 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 #6AA087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 5.74Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 6.77Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.85Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.49Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.97Viridian#40826DΔE 12.66

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

#6AA087 Channel Values

How #6AA087 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA087 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AA087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AA087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA087
Complementary
#A06A83
Analogous
#6AA06B
Analogous
#6A9EA0
Triadic
#866AA0
Triadic
#A0866A
Split comp.
#A06A9E
Split comp.
#A06B6A

Tints & Shades of #6AA087

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

#7FAD98
#92B9A7
#A8C7B9
#BBD3C8
#D0E1D9
#E3EDE8

Shades

#5A8C74
#4C7662
#3E6050
#324E41
#24382F
#16221C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA087.

How #6AA087 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#6AA087
Protanopia#989887
Protanomaly#889C87
Deuteranopia#919188
Deuteranomaly#839788
Tritanopia#6F9D9D
Tritanomaly#6D9E95
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #6AA087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa087: #6AA087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa087': '#6AA087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa087">#6AA087</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA087"

More Green Colors

#6AA087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AA087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA087?

#6AA087 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 160, 135) in RGB and hsl(152, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #6AA087?

#6AA087 is rgb(106, 160, 135) — red 106, green 160, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA087?

#6AA087 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA087 scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA087 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 15.04, which is visibly different.

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