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#6AEC77 Color

#6AEC77 is rgb(106, 236, 119) in RGB, hsl(126, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 7%) 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AEC77
HEX#6AEC77
RGBrgb(106, 236, 119)
HSLhsl(126, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(126, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.195 145.5)
LABlab(84.20% -55.23 44.99)
LCHlch(84.20% 71.23 140.84)

What #6AEC77 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 #6AEC77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.49Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.76Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.01Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.18Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.12Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.26

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

#6AEC77 Channel Values

How #6AEC77 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 236 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AEC77 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AEC77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AEC77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AEC77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AEC77
Complementary
#EC6ADF
Analogous
#9EEC6A
Analogous
#6AECB8
Triadic
#776AEC
Triadic
#EC776A
Split comp.
#B86AEC
Split comp.
#EC6A9E

Tints & Shades of #6AEC77

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

#7CEE87
#93F19C
#A5F3AD
#BBF6C1
#CDF9D2
#E4FBE6

Shades

#41E652
#1DDD30
#17B527
#128C1E
#0D6316
#083B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AEC77.

How #6AEC77 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#6AEC77
Protanopia#DDDD78
Protanomaly#BAE378
Deuteranopia#CDCD7D
Deuteranomaly#AEDA7A
Tritanopia#83E1E1
Tritanomaly#7AE6C0
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AEC77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aec77: #6AEC77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AEC77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aec77': '#6AEC77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.925, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_6aec77">#6AEC77</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AEC77"

More Green Colors

#6AEC77 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AEC77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AEC77?

#6AEC77 is a light green — rgb(106, 236, 119) in RGB and hsl(126, 77%, 67%) 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #6AEC77?

#6AEC77 is rgb(106, 236, 119) — red 106, green 236, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AEC77?

#6AEC77 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AEC77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AEC77 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AEC77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AEC77 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 14.18, which is visibly different.

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