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#6AB970 Color

#6AB970 is rgb(106, 185, 112) in RGB, hsl(125, 36%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 39%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AB970
HEX#6AB970
RGBrgb(106, 185, 112)
HSLhsl(125, 36%, 57%)
HSVhsv(125, 43%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 39%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.13 145.7)
LABlab(68.73% -36.94 29.17)
LCHlch(68.73% 47.07 141.70)

What #6AB970 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 #6AB970, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.17Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.6Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.12Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.11Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.62Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.98

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

#6AB970 Channel Values

How #6AB970 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 185 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 36% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 43% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AB970 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AB970 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AB970

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AB970; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AB970
Complementary
#B96AB2
Analogous
#8BB96A
Analogous
#6AB998
Triadic
#706AB9
Triadic
#B9706A
Split comp.
#986AB9
Split comp.
#B96A8B

Tints & Shades of #6AB970

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

#7FC384
#93CC98
#A8D6AC
#BADEBD
#CEE8D1
#E3F2E4

Shades

#50AA57
#45924B
#37763D
#2C5E30
#1F4222
#142A15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AB970.

How #6AB970 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#6AB970
Protanopia#AFAF70
Protanomaly#98B370
Deuteranopia#A4A473
Deuteranomaly#91AD72
Tritanopia#77B2B2
Tritanomaly#72B59C
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AB970 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ab970: #6AB970;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AB970;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ab970': '#6AB970' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.725, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_6ab970">#6AB970</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AB970"

More Green Colors

#6AB970 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AB970 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AB970?

#6AB970 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 185, 112) in RGB and hsl(125, 36%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #6AB970?

#6AB970 is rgb(106, 185, 112) — red 106, green 185, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AB970?

#6AB970 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 39%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AB970 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AB970 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AB970 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AB970 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

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