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#6AA094 Color

#6AA094 is rgb(106, 160, 148) in RGB, hsl(167, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 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.

#6AA094
HEX#6AA094
RGBrgb(106, 160, 148)
HSLhsl(167, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(167, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.06 178.8)
LABlab(61.83% -20.69 0.29)
LCHlch(61.83% 20.69 179.20)

What #6AA094 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 #6AA094, 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 6Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.13Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 8.99Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 9.86Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.83

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

#6AA094 Channel Values

How #6AA094 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA094 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 text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AA094

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA094; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA094
Complementary
#A06A75
Analogous
#6AA079
Analogous
#6A90A0
Triadic
#946AA0
Triadic
#A0946A
Split comp.
#A06A90
Split comp.
#A0796A

Tints & Shades of #6AA094

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
#92B9B1
#A8C7C1
#BBD3CE
#D0E1DE
#E3EDEB

Shades

#5A8C81
#4C766D
#3E6059
#324E48
#243834
#162220

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA094.

How #6AA094 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#6AA094
Protanopia#989894
Protanomaly#889C94
Deuteranopia#919195
Deuteranomaly#839795
Tritanopia#6C9F9F
Tritanomaly#6B9F9A
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #6AA094 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa094: #6AA094;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA094;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa094': '#6AA094' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa094">#6AA094</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA094"

More Green Colors

#6AA094 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#6AA094 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA094?

#6AA094 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 160, 148) in RGB and hsl(167, 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 #6AA094?

#6AA094 is rgb(106, 160, 148) — red 106, green 160, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA094?

#6AA094 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA094 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA094 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA094 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA094 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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