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#6ABE50 Color

#6ABE50 is rgb(106, 190, 80) in RGB, hsl(106, 46%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 58%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ABE50
HEX#6ABE50
RGBrgb(106, 190, 80)
HSLhsl(106, 46%, 53%)
HSVhsv(106, 58%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 58%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.168 138.9)
LABlab(69.90% -42.09 46.16)
LCHlch(69.90% 62.46 132.36)

What #6ABE50 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 #6ABE50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.07Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 8.95Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.65Vine Green#38A32AΔE 13.01Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.08Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 16.54

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

#6ABE50 Channel Values

How #6ABE50 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 190 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 46% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 58% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ABE50 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ABE50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ABE50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ABE50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ABE50
Complementary
#A550BE
Analogous
#A1BE50
Analogous
#50BE6D
Triadic
#506ABE
Triadic
#BE506A
Split comp.
#6D50BE
Split comp.
#BE50A1

Tints & Shades of #6ABE50

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

#7DC766
#93D080
#A6D897
#BCE2B1
#CFEAC7
#E6F4E1

Shades

#59AB3F
#4B9136
#3E772C
#305D22
#234319
#15290F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ABE50.

How #6ABE50 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#6ABE50
Protanopia#B3B351
Protanomaly#9BB850
Deuteranopia#A8A855
Deuteranomaly#93B153
Tritanopia#7BB5B5
Tritanomaly#75B897
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ABE50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6abe50: #6ABE50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ABE50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6abe50': '#6ABE50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.745, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_6abe50">#6ABE50</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ABE50"

More Green Colors

#6ABE50 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ABE50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ABE50?

#6ABE50 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 190, 80) in RGB and hsl(106, 46%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #6ABE50?

#6ABE50 is rgb(106, 190, 80) — red 106, green 190, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ABE50?

#6ABE50 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 58%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ABE50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ABE50 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ABE50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ABE50 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.36, which is visibly different.

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