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#6ACDB4 Color

#6ACDB4 is rgb(106, 205, 180) in RGB, hsl(165, 50%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 20%) 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 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ACDB4
HEX#6ACDB4
RGBrgb(106, 205, 180)
HSLhsl(165, 50%, 61%)
HSVhsv(165, 48%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.101 175)
LABlab(75.91% -35.04 3.04)
LCHlch(75.91% 35.17 175.03)

What #6ACDB4 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 #6ACDB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.51Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.19Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.98Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.74Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.06Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.63

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

#6ACDB4 Channel Values

How #6ACDB4 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 205 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 50% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 48% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ACDB4 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ACDB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ACDB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ACDB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ACDB4
Complementary
#CD6A83
Analogous
#6ACD83
Analogous
#6AB4CD
Triadic
#B46ACD
Triadic
#CDB46A
Split comp.
#CD6AB4
Split comp.
#CD836A

Tints & Shades of #6ACDB4

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

#7DD4BE
#94DBC9
#A7E2D3
#BAE8DD
#CDEEE6
#E4F6F2

Shades

#4BC3A5
#39AC8F
#2F8E76
#246B59
#194D40
#0F2E26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ACDB4.

How #6ACDB4 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#6ACDB4
Protanopia#C1C1B4
Protanomaly#A5C6B4
Deuteranopia#B4B4B6
Deuteranomaly#9CBFB5
Tritanopia#71CACA
Tritanomaly#6ECBC2
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ACDB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6acdb4: #6ACDB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ACDB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6acdb4': '#6ACDB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.804, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_6acdb4">#6ACDB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ACDB4"

More Green Colors

#6ACDB4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ACDB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ACDB4?

#6ACDB4 is a light green — rgb(106, 205, 180) in RGB and hsl(165, 50%, 61%) 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 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #6ACDB4?

#6ACDB4 is rgb(106, 205, 180) — red 106, green 205, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ACDB4?

#6ACDB4 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ACDB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ACDB4 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ACDB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ACDB4 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 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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