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#6AAF70 Color

#6AAF70 is rgb(106, 175, 112) in RGB, hsl(125, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 36%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AAF70
HEX#6AAF70
RGBrgb(106, 175, 112)
HSLhsl(125, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(125, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 36%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.115 146.2)
LABlab(65.69% -32.79 25.24)
LCHlch(65.69% 41.38 142.42)

What #6AAF70 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 #6AAF70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.24Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.74Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.86Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.65Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.28Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 13.41

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

#6AAF70 Channel Values

How #6AAF70 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 175 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AAF70 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AAF70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AAF70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AAF70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AAF70
Complementary
#AF6AA9
Analogous
#87AF6A
Analogous
#6AAF92
Triadic
#706AAF
Triadic
#AF706A
Split comp.
#926AAF
Split comp.
#AF6A87

Tints & Shades of #6AAF70

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

#7EB983
#92C496
#A5CFA9
#BDDBBF
#D1E6D2
#E4F1E6

Shades

#569F5C
#47854D
#3B6D3F
#2E5632
#223F24
#142415

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AAF70.

How #6AAF70 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#6AAF70
Protanopia#A6A670
Protanomaly#92AA70
Deuteranopia#9C9C73
Deuteranomaly#8BA472
Tritanopia#75A9A9
Tritanomaly#71AB95
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AAF70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aaf70: #6AAF70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AAF70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aaf70': '#6AAF70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.686, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_6aaf70">#6AAF70</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AAF70"

More Green Colors

#6AAF70 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AAF70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AAF70?

#6AAF70 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 175, 112) in RGB and hsl(125, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #6AAF70?

#6AAF70 is rgb(106, 175, 112) — red 106, green 175, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AAF70?

#6AAF70 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 36%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AAF70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AAF70 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AAF70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AAF70 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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