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#6AD2BC Color

#6AD2BC is rgb(106, 210, 188) in RGB, hsl(167, 54%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AD2BC
HEX#6AD2BC
RGBrgb(106, 210, 188)
HSLhsl(167, 54%, 62%)
HSVhsv(167, 50%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.103 177.9)
LABlab(77.55% -35.70 1.14)
LCHlch(77.55% 35.72 178.17)

What #6AD2BC 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 #6AD2BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.24Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.28Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.15Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.65Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.6Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.01

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

#6AD2BC Channel Values

How #6AD2BC 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 210 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 54% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 50% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AD2BC 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AD2BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AD2BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AD2BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AD2BC
Complementary
#D26A80
Analogous
#6AD287
Analogous
#6AB5D2
Triadic
#BC6AD2
Triadic
#D2BC6A
Split comp.
#D26AB5
Split comp.
#D2876A

Tints & Shades of #6AD2BC

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

#7DD8C5
#91DECD
#A5E4D6
#BCEBE1
#D0F1EA
#E4F7F3

Shades

#4AC9AE
#35B196
#2B917B
#227261
#195246
#0E2F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AD2BC.

How #6AD2BC 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#6AD2BC
Protanopia#C5C5BC
Protanomaly#A8CABC
Deuteranopia#B8B8BE
Deuteranomaly#9FC3BD
Tritanopia#70CFCF
Tritanomaly#6ED0C8
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AD2BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ad2bc: #6AD2BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AD2BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ad2bc': '#6AD2BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.824, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_6ad2bc">#6AD2BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AD2BC"

More Green Colors

#6AD2BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AD2BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AD2BC?

#6AD2BC is a light green — rgb(106, 210, 188) in RGB and hsl(167, 54%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #6AD2BC?

#6AD2BC is rgb(106, 210, 188) — red 106, green 210, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AD2BC?

#6AD2BC converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 10%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AD2BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AD2BC scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AD2BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AD2BC 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 7.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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