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#6AC93B Color

#6AC93B is rgb(106, 201, 59) in RGB, hsl(100, 57%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AC93B
HEX#6AC93B
RGBrgb(106, 201, 59)
HSLhsl(100, 57%, 51%)
HSVhsv(100, 71%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.198 137.3)
LABlab(73.12% -47.58 58.11)
LCHlch(73.12% 75.11 129.31)

What #6AC93B 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 #6AC93B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 8.73Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.95Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.43SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 15.56Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.73Vine Green#38A32AΔE 16.22

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

#6AC93B Channel Values

How #6AC93B 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 201 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 57% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 71% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AC93B 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AC93B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AC93B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AC93B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AC93B
Complementary
#9A3BC9
Analogous
#B2C93B
Analogous
#3BC953
Triadic
#3B6AC9
Triadic
#C93B6A
Split comp.
#533BC9
Split comp.
#C93BB2

Tints & Shades of #6AC93B

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

#80D157
#92D86F
#A7DF8B
#BCE7A7
#D1EFC3
#E4F5DB

Shades

#5BB030
#4E982A
#407C22
#32601A
#234413
#172C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AC93B.

How #6AC93B 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#6AC93B
Protanopia#BDBD3C
Protanomaly#A2C23C
Deuteranopia#B1B143
Deuteranomaly#99BB40
Tritanopia#7FBEBE
Tritanomaly#77C39B
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AC93B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ac93b: #6AC93B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AC93B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ac93b': '#6AC93B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.788, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_6ac93b">#6AC93B</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AC93B"

More Green Colors

#6AC93B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AC93B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AC93B?

#6AC93B is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 201, 59) in RGB and hsl(100, 57%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #6AC93B?

#6AC93B is rgb(106, 201, 59) — red 106, green 201, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AC93B?

#6AC93B converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 71%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AC93B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AC93B scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AC93B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AC93B 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.43, which is visibly different.

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