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#6AF66E Color

#6AF66E is rgb(106, 246, 110) in RGB, hsl(122, 89%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 55%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AF66E
HEX#6AF66E
RGBrgb(106, 246, 110)
HSLhsl(122, 89%, 69%)
HSVhsv(122, 57%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 55%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.216 143.9)
LABlab(87.10% -59.45 52.48)
LCHlch(87.10% 79.30 138.56)

What #6AF66E 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 #6AF66E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 8.03Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 12.76Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.64SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 15.7Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 16.48Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 17.19

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

#6AF66E Channel Values

How #6AF66E 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 246 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 89% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 57% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AF66E 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AF66E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AF66E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AF66E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AF66E
Complementary
#F66AF2
Analogous
#ABF66A
Analogous
#6AF6B5
Triadic
#6E6AF6
Triadic
#F66E6A
Split comp.
#B56AF6
Split comp.
#F66AAB

Tints & Shades of #6AF66E

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

#7DF781
#90F994
#A3FAA6
#BCFBBE
#CFFCD0
#E2FDE3

Shades

#3EF444
#0EF116
#0CC612
#099A0E
#066F0A
#043F06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AF66E.

How #6AF66E 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#6AF66E
Protanopia#E6E66F
Protanomaly#C1EC6F
Deuteranopia#D5D575
Deuteranomaly#B4E372
Tritanopia#87EAEA
Tritanomaly#7CEFC5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AF66E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6af66e: #6AF66E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AF66E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6af66e': '#6AF66E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.965, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_6af66e">#6AF66E</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AF66E"

More Green Colors

#6AF66E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AF66E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AF66E?

#6AF66E is a light green — rgb(106, 246, 110) in RGB and hsl(122, 89%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #6AF66E?

#6AF66E is rgb(106, 246, 110) — red 106, green 246, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AF66E?

#6AF66E converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 55%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AF66E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AF66E scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AF66E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AF66E 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.64, which is visibly different.

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