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#6AD968 Color

#6AD968 is rgb(106, 217, 104) in RGB, hsl(119, 60%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 15%) 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 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AD968
HEX#6AD968
RGBrgb(106, 217, 104)
HSLhsl(119, 60%, 63%)
HSVhsv(119, 52%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.183 143.3)
LABlab(78.34% -50.00 44.94)
LCHlch(78.34% 67.23 138.05)

What #6AD968 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 #6AD968, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.18Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.43Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.79Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.93Mint#98FF98ΔE 15.13Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 15.19

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

#6AD968 Channel Values

How #6AD968 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 217 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 60% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 52% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AD968 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AD968 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AD968

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AD968; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AD968
Complementary
#D768D9
Analogous
#A3D968
Analogous
#68D99F
Triadic
#686AD9
Triadic
#D9686A
Split comp.
#9F68D9
Split comp.
#D968A3

Tints & Shades of #6AD968

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

#7EDE7C
#92E391
#A6E9A5
#BBEEBA
#CFF3CE
#E3F8E2

Shades

#4AD147
#31BC2F
#299B27
#1F761E
#165615
#0D310C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AD968.

How #6AD968 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#6AD968
Protanopia#CBCB69
Protanomaly#ADD169
Deuteranopia#BEBE6D
Deuteranomaly#A3C96B
Tritanopia#80CFCF
Tritanomaly#78D3AF
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AD968 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ad968: #6AD968;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AD968;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ad968': '#6AD968' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.851, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_6ad968">#6AD968</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AD968"

More Green Colors

#6AD968 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AD968 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AD968?

#6AD968 is a light green — rgb(106, 217, 104) in RGB and hsl(119, 60%, 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #6AD968?

#6AD968 is rgb(106, 217, 104) — red 106, green 217, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AD968?

#6AD968 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AD968 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AD968 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AD968 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AD968 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 13.79, which is visibly different.

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