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#6ABE9E Color

#6ABE9E is rgb(106, 190, 158) in RGB, hsl(157, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 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 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ABE9E
HEX#6ABE9E
RGBrgb(106, 190, 158)
HSLhsl(157, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(157, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.095 167.1)
LABlab(71.00% -32.46 7.87)
LCHlch(71.00% 33.40 166.37)

What #6ABE9E 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 #6ABE9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.97Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.89Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.17Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.62Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.27Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.31

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

#6ABE9E Channel Values

How #6ABE9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ABE9E 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ABE9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ABE9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ABE9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ABE9E
Complementary
#BE6A8A
Analogous
#6ABE74
Analogous
#6AB4BE
Triadic
#9E6ABE
Triadic
#BE9E6A
Split comp.
#BE6AB4
Split comp.
#BE746A

Tints & Shades of #6ABE9E

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

#7FC7AC
#91CFB7
#A6D8C5
#BCE1D3
#D1EBE1
#E3F3EC

Shades

#4EB18B
#439878
#367C61
#2A604B
#1E4335
#132B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ABE9E.

How #6ABE9E 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#6ABE9E
Protanopia#B3B39E
Protanomaly#9BB89E
Deuteranopia#A8A8A0
Deuteranomaly#93B19F
Tritanopia#71BABA
Tritanomaly#6EBCB0
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #6ABE9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6abe9e: #6ABE9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ABE9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6abe9e': '#6ABE9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.745, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_6abe9e">#6ABE9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ABE9E"

More Green Colors

#6ABE9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#6ABE9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ABE9E?

#6ABE9E is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 190, 158) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #6ABE9E?

#6ABE9E is rgb(106, 190, 158) — red 106, green 190, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ABE9E?

#6ABE9E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ABE9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ABE9E scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ABE9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ABE9E 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 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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