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#6AECC7 Color

#6AECC7 is rgb(106, 236, 199) in RGB, hsl(163, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 16%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AECC7
HEX#6AECC7
RGBrgb(106, 236, 199)
HSLhsl(163, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(163, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 16%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.128 171.8)
LABlab(85.40% -44.26 6.58)
LCHlch(85.40% 44.74 171.55)

What #6AECC7 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 #6AECC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 6.98Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.33Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.1Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.68Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.87Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.14

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

#6AECC7 Channel Values

How #6AECC7 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 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AECC7 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AECC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AECC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AECC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AECC7
Complementary
#EC6A8F
Analogous
#6AEC86
Analogous
#6AD0EC
Triadic
#C76AEC
Triadic
#ECC76A
Split comp.
#EC6AD0
Split comp.
#EC866A

Tints & Shades of #6AECC7

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

#7CEECE
#93F1D6
#A5F3DD
#BBF6E6
#CDF9EC
#E4FBF5

Shades

#41E6B8
#1DDDA7
#17B588
#128C69
#0D634B
#083B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AECC7.

How #6AECC7 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#6AECC7
Protanopia#DDDDC7
Protanomaly#BAE3C7
Deuteranopia#CDCDCA
Deuteranomaly#AEDAC9
Tritanopia#75E8E8
Tritanomaly#71E9DB
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AECC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6aecc7: #6AECC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AECC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6aecc7': '#6AECC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.925, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_6aecc7">#6AECC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AECC7"

More Green Colors

#6AECC7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#6AECC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AECC7?

#6AECC7 is a light green — rgb(106, 236, 199) in RGB and hsl(163, 77%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #6AECC7?

#6AECC7 is rgb(106, 236, 199) — red 106, green 236, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AECC7?

#6AECC7 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 16%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AECC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AECC7 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AECC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AECC7 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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