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#6BA887 Color

#6BA887 is rgb(107, 168, 135) in RGB, hsl(148, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BA887
HEX#6BA887
RGBrgb(107, 168, 135)
HSLhsl(148, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(148, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.08 159.6)
LABlab(64.01% -26.21 10.58)
LCHlch(64.01% 28.27 158.01)

What #6BA887 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 #6BA887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 6.85Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.56Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.05Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.24Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.3Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.3

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

#6BA887 Channel Values

How #6BA887 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BA887 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BA887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BA887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BA887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BA887
Complementary
#A86B8C
Analogous
#6DA86B
Analogous
#6BA8A6
Triadic
#886BA8
Triadic
#A8886B
Split comp.
#A66BA8
Split comp.
#A86B6D

Tints & Shades of #6BA887

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

#7EB497
#95C1A9
#A8CCB9
#BCD7C9
#CFE3D8
#E5F0EA

Shades

#599776
#4B8164
#3E6A53
#2F503F
#223A2D
#15231C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BA887.

How #6BA887 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#6BA887
Protanopia#A0A087
Protanomaly#8EA387
Deuteranopia#979789
Deuteranomaly#889E88
Tritanopia#71A4A4
Tritanomaly#6FA699
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #6BA887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ba887: #6BA887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BA887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ba887': '#6BA887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.659, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6ba887">#6BA887</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BA887"

More Green Colors

#6BA887 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BA887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BA887?

#6BA887 is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 168, 135) in RGB and hsl(148, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #6BA887?

#6BA887 is rgb(107, 168, 135) — red 107, green 168, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BA887?

#6BA887 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 20%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BA887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BA887 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BA887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BA887 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 11.57, which is visibly different.

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