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#6AD77A Color

#6AD77A is rgb(106, 215, 122) in RGB, hsl(129, 58%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AD77A
HEX#6AD77A
RGBrgb(106, 215, 122)
HSLhsl(129, 58%, 63%)
HSVhsv(129, 51%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.164 146.9)
LABlab(77.94% -47.41 35.83)
LCHlch(77.94% 59.43 142.92)

What #6AD77A 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 #6AD77A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.07Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.34Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.49Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.73Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.68Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.84

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

#6AD77A Channel Values

How #6AD77A 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 215 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 58% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 51% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AD77A 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AD77A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AD77A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AD77A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AD77A
Complementary
#D76AC7
Analogous
#90D76A
Analogous
#6AD7B1
Triadic
#7A6AD7
Triadic
#D77A6A
Split comp.
#B16AD7
Split comp.
#D76A90

Tints & Shades of #6AD77A

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

#7EDD8C
#92E29E
#A6E7B0
#BBEDC2
#CFF2D4
#E3F8E6

Shades

#4ACF5E
#31B946
#29993A
#1F752C
#165520
#0D3012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AD77A.

How #6AD77A 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#6AD77A
Protanopia#CACA7B
Protanomaly#ACCF7A
Deuteranopia#BCBC7E
Deuteranomaly#A2C77D
Tritanopia#7DCECE
Tritanomaly#76D2B3
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AD77A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ad77a: #6AD77A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AD77A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ad77a': '#6AD77A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.843, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_6ad77a">#6AD77A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AD77A"

More Green Colors

#6AD77A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AD77A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AD77A?

#6AD77A is a light green — rgb(106, 215, 122) in RGB and hsl(129, 58%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #6AD77A?

#6AD77A is rgb(106, 215, 122) — red 106, green 215, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AD77A?

#6AD77A converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AD77A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AD77A scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AD77A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AD77A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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