#6AA503 Color

#6AA503 is rgb(106, 165, 3) in RGB, hsl(82, 96%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 98%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AA503

HEX#6AA503

RGBrgb(106, 165, 3)

HSLhsl(82, 96%, 33%)

HSVhsv(82, 98%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 98%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.177 130.5)

LABlab(61.81% -35.59 61.74)

LCHlch(61.81% 71.26 119.97)

What #6AA503 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 #6AA503, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.8 Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.95 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.65 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 17.14 Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 17.81 Vine Green#38A32AΔE 17.84

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

#6AA503 Channel Values

How #6AA503 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 106 · G 165 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 82° · S 96% · L 33%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 82° · S 98% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AA503 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AA503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AA503; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6AA503

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.

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How #6AA503 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#6AA503

Protanopia#9D9D06

Protanomaly#8BA005

Deuteranopia#959515

Deuteranomaly#869C0F

Tritanopia#799B9B

Tritanomaly#739F7B

Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #6AA503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aa503: #6AA503;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AA503;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aa503': '#6AA503' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.647, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_6aa503">#6AA503</color>

SVG fillfill="#6AA503"

More Green Colors

#6AA503 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#6AA503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AA503?

#6AA503 is a dark green — rgb(106, 165, 3) in RGB and hsl(82, 96%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #6AA503?

#6AA503 is rgb(106, 165, 3) — red 106, green 165, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AA503?

#6AA503 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 98%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AA503 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AA503 scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AA503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AA503 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.65, which is visibly different.

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