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#6ADC6A Color

#6ADC6A is rgb(106, 220, 106) in RGB, hsl(120, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 14%) 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 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ADC6A
HEX#6ADC6A
RGBrgb(106, 220, 106)
HSLhsl(120, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(120, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.186 143.6)
LABlab(79.26% -50.89 45.11)
LCHlch(79.26% 68.00 138.44)

What #6ADC6A 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 #6ADC6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.66Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.86Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.85Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.61Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.86Mantis#74C365ΔE 15.12

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

#6ADC6A Channel Values

How #6ADC6A 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 220 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ADC6A 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ADC6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ADC6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ADC6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ADC6A
Complementary
#DC6ADC
Analogous
#A3DC6A
Analogous
#6ADCA3
Triadic
#6A6ADC
Triadic
#DC6A6A
Split comp.
#A36ADC
Split comp.
#DC6AA3

Tints & Shades of #6ADC6A

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

#7FE17F
#94E694
#A8EBA8
#B9EFB9
#CDF3CD
#E2F8E2

Shades

#45D345
#2EC22E
#259D25
#1D7C1D
#145714
#0D360D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ADC6A.

How #6ADC6A 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#6ADC6A
Protanopia#CECE6B
Protanomaly#AFD46B
Deuteranopia#C0C06F
Deuteranomaly#A4CC6D
Tritanopia#80D2D2
Tritanomaly#78D6B2
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ADC6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6adc6a: #6ADC6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ADC6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6adc6a': '#6ADC6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.863, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_6adc6a">#6ADC6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ADC6A"

More Green Colors

#6ADC6A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ADC6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ADC6A?

#6ADC6A is a light green — rgb(106, 220, 106) in RGB and hsl(120, 62%, 64%) 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 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #6ADC6A?

#6ADC6A is rgb(106, 220, 106) — red 106, green 220, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ADC6A?

#6ADC6A converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ADC6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ADC6A scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ADC6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ADC6A 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 13.85, which is visibly different.

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