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#6BA86B Color

#6BA86B is rgb(107, 168, 107) in RGB, hsl(120, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 36%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BA86B
HEX#6BA86B
RGBrgb(107, 168, 107)
HSLhsl(120, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(120, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 36%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.109 144.3)
LABlab(63.54% -30.09 25.09)
LCHlch(63.54% 39.18 140.17)

What #6BA86B 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 #6BA86B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.76Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.23Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.1Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 11.06Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.75Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.81

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

#6BA86B Channel Values

How #6BA86B 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 107 · G 168 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BA86B 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 text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BA86B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BA86B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BA86B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BA86B
Complementary
#A86BA8
Analogous
#8AA86B
Analogous
#6BA88A
Triadic
#6B6BA8
Triadic
#A86B6B
Split comp.
#8A6BA8
Split comp.
#A86B8A

Tints & Shades of #6BA86B

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

#7EB47E
#95C195
#A8CCA8
#BCD7BC
#CFE3CF
#E5F0E5

Shades

#599759
#4B814B
#3E6A3E
#2F502F
#223A22
#152315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BA86B.

How #6BA86B 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#6BA86B
Protanopia#A0A06B
Protanomaly#8EA36B
Deuteranopia#97976D
Deuteranomaly#889E6C
Tritanopia#75A2A2
Tritanomaly#71A48F
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BA86B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ba86b: #6BA86B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BA86B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ba86b': '#6BA86B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.659, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_6ba86b">#6BA86B</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BA86B"

More Green Colors

#6BA86B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BA86B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BA86B?

#6BA86B is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 168, 107) in RGB and hsl(120, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #6BA86B?

#6BA86B is rgb(107, 168, 107) — red 107, green 168, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BA86B?

#6BA86B converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 36%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BA86B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BA86B scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BA86B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BA86B 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.74, which is visibly different.

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