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#6AA465 Color

#6AA465 is rgb(106, 164, 101) in RGB, hsl(115, 26%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 38%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Asparagus (#7BA05B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA465
HEX#6AA465
RGBrgb(106, 164, 101)
HSLhsl(115, 26%, 52%)
HSVhsv(115, 38%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 38%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.109 142.4)
LABlab(62.18% -29.40 26.50)
LCHlch(62.18% 39.58 137.97)

What #6AA465 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 #6AA465, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 8.55Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.28Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.74Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 10.36Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.25Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.58

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

#6AA465 Channel Values

How #6AA465 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 164 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 26% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 38% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA465 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AA465 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AA465

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA465; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AA465
Complementary
#9F65A4
Analogous
#8AA465
Analogous
#65A47F
Triadic
#656AA4
Triadic
#A4656A
Split comp.
#7F65A4
Split comp.
#A4658A

Tints & Shades of #6AA465

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

#80B27B
#92BD8F
#A8CAA5
#BBD5B8
#D0E3CF
#E3EEE2

Shades

#5A9155
#4C7A48
#3E643A
#32502F
#243A22
#162315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AA465.

How #6AA465 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#6AA465
Protanopia#9C9C65
Protanomaly#8B9F65
Deuteranopia#949467
Deuteranomaly#859B66
Tritanopia#749E9E
Tritanomaly#70A08B
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AA465 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa465: #6AA465;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA465;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa465': '#6AA465' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.643, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_6aa465">#6AA465</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AA465"

More Green Colors

#6AA465 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AA465 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA465?

#6AA465 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 164, 101) in RGB and hsl(115, 26%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Asparagus (#7BA05B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #6AA465?

#6AA465 is rgb(106, 164, 101) — red 106, green 164, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA465?

#6AA465 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 38%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA465 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA465 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA465 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA465 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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