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#6AEC8A Color

#6AEC8A is rgb(106, 236, 138) in RGB, hsl(135, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AEC8A
HEX#6AEC8A
RGBrgb(106, 236, 138)
HSLhsl(135, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(135, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.178 149.2)
LABlab(84.42% -53.16 36.19)
LCHlch(84.42% 64.31 145.75)

What #6AEC8A 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 #6AEC8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 1.46Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.92Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.92Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.38Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.62Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.63

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

#6AEC8A Channel Values

How #6AEC8A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AEC8A 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AEC8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AEC8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AEC8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AEC8A
Complementary
#EC6ACB
Analogous
#8AEC6A
Analogous
#6AECCB
Triadic
#8A6AEC
Triadic
#EC8A6A
Split comp.
#CB6AEC
Split comp.
#EC6A8A

Tints & Shades of #6AEC8A

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

#7CEE99
#93F1AA
#A5F3B8
#BBF6CA
#CDF9D8
#E4FBEA

Shades

#41E66B
#1DDD4D
#17B53F
#128C31
#0D6323
#083B14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AEC8A.

How #6AEC8A 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#6AEC8A
Protanopia#DDDD8B
Protanomaly#BAE38A
Deuteranopia#CDCD8F
Deuteranomaly#AEDA8D
Tritanopia#81E3E3
Tritanomaly#78E6C5
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AEC8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aec8a: #6AEC8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AEC8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aec8a': '#6AEC8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.925, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_6aec8a">#6AEC8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AEC8A"

More Green Colors

#6AEC8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AEC8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AEC8A?

#6AEC8A is a light green — rgb(106, 236, 138) in RGB and hsl(135, 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 below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.46.

What is the RGB value of #6AEC8A?

#6AEC8A is rgb(106, 236, 138) — red 106, green 236, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AEC8A?

#6AEC8A converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AEC8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AEC8A scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AEC8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AEC8A 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 10.38, which is visibly different.

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