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#6BA890 Color

#6BA890 is rgb(107, 168, 144) in RGB, hsl(156, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Polished Pine (#5DA493), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BA890
HEX#6BA890
RGBrgb(107, 168, 144)
HSLhsl(156, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(156, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.073 167.4)
LABlab(64.19% -24.78 5.88)
LCHlch(64.19% 25.46 166.64)

What #6BA890 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 #6BA890, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 5.07Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 6.55Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.62Zomp#39A78EΔE 12.75Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 13.21Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 13.61

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

#6BA890 Channel Values

How #6BA890 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BA890 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BA890 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BA890

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BA890; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BA890
Complementary
#A86B84
Analogous
#6BA871
Analogous
#6BA2A8
Triadic
#906BA8
Triadic
#A8906B
Split comp.
#A86BA2
Split comp.
#A8716B

Tints & Shades of #6BA890

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

#7EB49E
#95C1AF
#A8CCBE
#BCD7CC
#CFE3DB
#E5F0EC

Shades

#59977E
#4B816B
#3E6A59
#2F5043
#223A30
#15231E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BA890.

How #6BA890 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#6BA890
Protanopia#A0A090
Protanomaly#8EA390
Deuteranopia#979792
Deuteranomaly#889E91
Tritanopia#70A5A5
Tritanomaly#6EA69D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #6BA890 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ba890: #6BA890;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BA890;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ba890': '#6BA890' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.659, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_6ba890">#6BA890</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BA890"

More Green Colors

#6BA890 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BA890 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BA890?

#6BA890 is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 168, 144) in RGB and hsl(156, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Polished Pine (#5DA493), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #6BA890?

#6BA890 is rgb(107, 168, 144) — red 107, green 168, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BA890?

#6BA890 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BA890 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BA890 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BA890 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BA890 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 14.55, which is visibly different.

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