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#6ABE94 Color

#6ABE94 is rgb(106, 190, 148) in RGB, hsl(150, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ABE94
HEX#6ABE94
RGBrgb(106, 190, 148)
HSLhsl(150, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(150, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.103 160.6)
LABlab(70.81% -34.07 12.98)
LCHlch(70.81% 36.46 159.15)

What #6ABE94 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 #6ABE94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.9Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.27Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.49Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.59Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.6

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

#6ABE94 Channel Values

How #6ABE94 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ABE94 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ABE94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ABE94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ABE94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ABE94
Complementary
#BE6A94
Analogous
#6ABE6A
Analogous
#6ABEBE
Triadic
#946ABE
Triadic
#BE946A
Split comp.
#BE6ABE
Split comp.
#BE6A6A

Tints & Shades of #6ABE94

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

#7FC7A3
#91CFB0
#A6D8BF
#BCE1CF
#D1EBDE
#E3F3EB

Shades

#4EB180
#43986E
#367C59
#2A6045
#1E4330
#132B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ABE94.

How #6ABE94 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#6ABE94
Protanopia#B3B394
Protanomaly#9BB894
Deuteranopia#A8A896
Deuteranomaly#93B195
Tritanopia#73B9B9
Tritanomaly#70BBAC
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ABE94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6abe94: #6ABE94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ABE94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6abe94': '#6ABE94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.745, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_6abe94">#6ABE94</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ABE94"

More Green Colors

#6ABE94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ABE94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ABE94?

#6ABE94 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 190, 148) in RGB and hsl(150, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #6ABE94?

#6ABE94 is rgb(106, 190, 148) — red 106, green 190, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ABE94?

#6ABE94 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ABE94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ABE94 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ABE94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ABE94 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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