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#6AD355 Color

#6AD355 is rgb(106, 211, 85) in RGB, hsl(110, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 60%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), visibly different at ΔE 11.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AD355
HEX#6AD355
RGBrgb(106, 211, 85)
HSLhsl(110, 59%, 58%)
HSVhsv(110, 60%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 60%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.192 140.4)
LABlab(76.35% -49.48 51.17)
LCHlch(76.35% 71.18 134.04)

What #6AD355 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 #6AD355, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6AD355 Channel Values

How #6AD355 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 211 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 59% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 60% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AD355 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6AD355

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AD355; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #6AD355

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AD355.

How #6AD355 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#6AD355
Protanopia#C6C656
Protanomaly#A9CB56
Deuteranopia#B9B95B
Deuteranomaly#9FC459
Tritanopia#80C8C8
Tritanomaly#78CDA7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AD355 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ad355: #6AD355;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AD355;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ad355': '#6AD355' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.827, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_6ad355">#6AD355</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AD355"

More Green Colors

#6AD355 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6AD355 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AD355?

#6AD355 is a mid-tone green — rgb(106, 211, 85) in RGB and hsl(110, 59%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.97.

What is the RGB value of #6AD355?

#6AD355 is rgb(106, 211, 85) — red 106, green 211, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AD355?

#6AD355 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 60%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AD355 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AD355 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AD355 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AD355 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 15.69, which is visibly different.

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