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#6AA095 Color

#6AA095 is rgb(106, 160, 149) in RGB, hsl(168, 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 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA095
HEX#6AA095
RGBrgb(106, 160, 149)
HSLhsl(168, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(168, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.06 180.2)
LABlab(61.85% -20.51 -0.24)
LCHlch(61.85% 20.52 180.66)

What #6AA095 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 #6AA095, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.64Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 6.3Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 7.61Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.01Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 9.52Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.77

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

#6AA095 Channel Values

How #6AA095 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · 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 · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA095 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 text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AA095

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA095; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA095
Complementary
#A06A74
Analogous
#6AA07A
Analogous
#6A8FA0
Triadic
#956AA0
Triadic
#A0956A
Split comp.
#A06A8F
Split comp.
#A07A6A

Tints & Shades of #6AA095

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

#7FADA4
#92B9B2
#A8C7C1
#BBD3CE
#D0E1DE
#E3EDEB

Shades

#5A8C82
#4C766E
#3E6059
#324E48
#243834
#162220

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA095.

How #6AA095 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#6AA095
Protanopia#989895
Protanomaly#889C95
Deuteranopia#919196
Deuteranomaly#839796
Tritanopia#6C9F9F
Tritanomaly#6B9F9B
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #6AA095 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa095: #6AA095;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA095;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa095': '#6AA095' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.627, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa095">#6AA095</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA095"

More Green Colors

#6AA095 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AA095 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA095?

#6AA095 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 160, 149) in RGB and hsl(168, 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 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #6AA095?

#6AA095 is rgb(106, 160, 149) — red 106, green 160, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA095?

#6AA095 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 #6AA095 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA095 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA095 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA095 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 7.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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