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#6AFB87 Color

#6AFB87 is rgb(106, 251, 135) in RGB, hsl(132, 95%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 46%, 2%) 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 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AFB87
HEX#6AFB87
RGBrgb(106, 251, 135)
HSLhsl(132, 95%, 70%)
HSVhsv(132, 58%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 46%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.201 147.7)
LABlab(88.84% -58.68 43.17)
LCHlch(88.84% 72.85 143.66)

What #6AFB87 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 #6AFB87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.79Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.23Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.1Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 14.73Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.92Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.27

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

#6AFB87 Channel Values

How #6AFB87 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 251 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 95% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 58% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AFB87 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AFB87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AFB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AFB87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AFB87
Complementary
#FB6ADE
Analogous
#95FB6A
Analogous
#6AFBD0
Triadic
#876AFB
Triadic
#FB876A
Split comp.
#D06AFB
Split comp.
#FB6A95

Tints & Shades of #6AFB87

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

#7EFC97
#92FCA7
#A5FDB7
#B9FDC7
#CDFED7
#E1FEE7

Shades

#3DFA63
#0BF93B
#05D12E
#049F23
#037219
#02410E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AFB87.

How #6AFB87 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#6AFB87
Protanopia#EAEA88
Protanomaly#C4F188
Deuteranopia#D9D98D
Deuteranomaly#B7E78A
Tritanopia#85F0F0
Tritanomaly#7BF5CF
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AFB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6afb87: #6AFB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AFB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6afb87': '#6AFB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.984, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6afb87">#6AFB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AFB87"

More Green Colors

#6AFB87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AFB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AFB87?

#6AFB87 is a light green — rgb(106, 251, 135) in RGB and hsl(132, 95%, 70%) 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 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #6AFB87?

#6AFB87 is rgb(106, 251, 135) — red 106, green 251, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AFB87?

#6AFB87 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 46%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AFB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AFB87 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AFB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AFB87 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 14.1, which is visibly different.

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