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#6ACB20 Color

#6ACB20 is rgb(106, 203, 32) in RGB, hsl(94, 73%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 84%, 20%) 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 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ACB20
HEX#6ACB20
RGBrgb(106, 203, 32)
HSLhsl(94, 73%, 46%)
HSVhsv(94, 84%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 84%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.213 135.8)
LABlab(73.61% -49.39 66.50)
LCHlch(73.61% 82.84 126.60)

What #6ACB20 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 #6ACB20, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 7.84SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 11.82Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.91Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.07Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.47Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.62

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

#6ACB20 Channel Values

How #6ACB20 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 203 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 73% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 84% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 84% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ACB20 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ACB20 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ACB20

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ACB20; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ACB20
Complementary
#8120CB
Analogous
#C0CB20
Analogous
#20CB2B
Triadic
#206ACB
Triadic
#CB206A
Split comp.
#2B20CB
Split comp.
#CB20C0

Tints & Shades of #6ACB20

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

#7BDF30
#92E453
#A5E972
#BCEE95
#CFF3B4
#E6F9D7

Shades

#5CB01C
#4E9617
#407C13
#33610F
#25470B
#172C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ACB20.

How #6ACB20 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#6ACB20
Protanopia#BFBF23
Protanomaly#A4C422
Deuteranopia#B2B22E
Deuteranomaly#9BBD29
Tritanopia#81BFBF
Tritanomaly#78C499
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ACB20 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6acb20: #6ACB20;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ACB20;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6acb20': '#6ACB20' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.796, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_6acb20">#6ACB20</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ACB20"

More Green Colors

#6ACB20 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ACB20 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ACB20?

#6ACB20 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 203, 32) in RGB and hsl(94, 73%, 46%) 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #6ACB20?

#6ACB20 is rgb(106, 203, 32) — red 106, green 203, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ACB20?

#6ACB20 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 84%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ACB20 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ACB20 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ACB20 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ACB20 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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