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#6ADCB4 Color

#6ADCB4 is rgb(106, 220, 180) in RGB, hsl(159, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ADCB4
HEX#6ADCB4
RGBrgb(106, 220, 180)
HSLhsl(159, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(159, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.12 167.9)
LABlab(80.34% -41.17 9.32)
LCHlch(80.34% 42.22 167.24)

What #6ADCB4 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 #6ADCB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.07Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.4Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.54Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.07Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.79Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 12.1

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

#6ADCB4 Channel Values

How #6ADCB4 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 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ADCB4 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ADCB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ADCB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ADCB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ADCB4
Complementary
#DC6A92
Analogous
#6ADC7B
Analogous
#6ACBDC
Triadic
#B46ADC
Triadic
#DCB46A
Split comp.
#DC6ACB
Split comp.
#DC7B6A

Tints & Shades of #6ADCB4

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

#7FE1BF
#94E6C9
#A8EBD3
#B9EFDC
#CDF3E6
#E2F8F0

Shades

#45D3A2
#2EC28E
#259D73
#1D7C5B
#145740
#0D3627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ADCB4.

How #6ADCB4 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#6ADCB4
Protanopia#CECEB4
Protanomaly#AFD4B4
Deuteranopia#C0C0B7
Deuteranomaly#A4CCB6
Tritanopia#75D7D7
Tritanomaly#71D9CA
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ADCB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6adcb4: #6ADCB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ADCB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6adcb4': '#6ADCB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.863, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_6adcb4">#6ADCB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ADCB4"

More Green Colors

#6ADCB4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ADCB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ADCB4?

#6ADCB4 is a light green — rgb(106, 220, 180) in RGB and hsl(159, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #6ADCB4?

#6ADCB4 is rgb(106, 220, 180) — red 106, green 220, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ADCB4?

#6ADCB4 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ADCB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ADCB4 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ADCB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ADCB4 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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