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#6AE288 Color

#6AE288 is rgb(106, 226, 136) in RGB, hsl(135, 67%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 40%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AE288
HEX#6AE288
RGBrgb(106, 226, 136)
HSLhsl(135, 67%, 65%)
HSVhsv(135, 53%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 40%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.166 149.6)
LABlab(81.41% -49.81 33.33)
LCHlch(81.41% 59.93 146.21)

What #6AE288 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 #6AE288, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.63Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.8Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.28Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.08Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.79Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.58

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

#6AE288 Channel Values

How #6AE288 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 226 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 67% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 53% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AE288 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AE288 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AE288

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AE288; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AE288
Complementary
#E26AC4
Analogous
#88E26A
Analogous
#6AE2C4
Triadic
#886AE2
Triadic
#E2886A
Split comp.
#C46AE2
Split comp.
#E26A88

Tints & Shades of #6AE288

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

#7FE699
#90E9A6
#A6EDB8
#BBF2C9
#D0F6DA
#E1F9E7

Shades

#44DA69
#28CC51
#21A642
#198033
#125924
#0B3716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AE288.

How #6AE288 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#6AE288
Protanopia#D4D489
Protanomaly#B3D988
Deuteranopia#C5C58C
Deuteranomaly#A8D18B
Tritanopia#7ED9D9
Tritanomaly#77DDBE
Achromatopsia#CACACA

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Using #6AE288 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ae288: #6AE288;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AE288;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ae288': '#6AE288' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.886, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_6ae288">#6AE288</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AE288"

More Green Colors

#6AE288 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AE288 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AE288?

#6AE288 is a light green — rgb(106, 226, 136) in RGB and hsl(135, 67%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #6AE288?

#6AE288 is rgb(106, 226, 136) — red 106, green 226, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AE288?

#6AE288 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 40%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AE288 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AE288 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AE288 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AE288 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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