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#6AA093 Color

#6AA093 is rgb(106, 160, 147) in RGB, hsl(166, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA093
HEX#6AA093
RGBrgb(106, 160, 147)
HSLhsl(166, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(166, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.061 177.5)
LABlab(61.81% -20.86 0.81)
LCHlch(61.81% 20.88 177.77)

What #6AA093 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 #6AA093, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.58Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 5.75Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.65Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 10.22Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.68

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

#6AA093 Channel Values

How #6AA093 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA093 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AA093

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA093; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA093
Complementary
#A06A76
Analogous
#6AA078
Analogous
#6A91A0
Triadic
#936AA0
Triadic
#A0936A
Split comp.
#A06A91
Split comp.
#A0786A

Tints & Shades of #6AA093

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

#7FADA3
#92B9B0
#A8C7C0
#BBD3CD
#D0E1DD
#E3EDEB

Shades

#5A8C80
#4C766C
#3E6058
#324E47
#243833
#16221F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA093.

How #6AA093 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#6AA093
Protanopia#989893
Protanomaly#889C93
Deuteranopia#919194
Deuteranomaly#839794
Tritanopia#6D9E9E
Tritanomaly#6C9F9A
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #6AA093 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa093: #6AA093;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA093;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa093': '#6AA093' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa093">#6AA093</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA093"

More Green Colors

#6AA093 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AA093 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA093?

#6AA093 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 160, 147) in RGB and hsl(166, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #6AA093?

#6AA093 is rgb(106, 160, 147) — red 106, green 160, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA093?

#6AA093 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA093 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA093 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA093 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA093 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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