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#6BAD00 Color

#6BAD00 is rgb(107, 173, 0) in RGB, hsl(83, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BAD00
HEX#6BAD00
RGBrgb(107, 173, 0)
HSLhsl(83, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(83, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.186 131.5)
LABlab(64.35% -38.47 64.05)
LCHlch(64.35% 74.71 120.99)

What #6BAD00 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 #6BAD00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.94Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 10.73Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.63Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.39Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.86Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 17.88

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

#6BAD00 Channel Values

How #6BAD00 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 173 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BAD00 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BAD00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BAD00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BAD00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BAD00
Complementary
#4200AD
Analogous
#AD9900
Analogous
#14AD00
Triadic
#006BAD
Triadic
#AD006B
Split comp.
#0014AD
Split comp.
#9900AD

Tints & Shades of #6BAD00

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

#87DB00
#A1FF0A
#B3FF38
#C6FF6B
#D8FF99
#E9FFC7

Shades

#5E9900
#4F8000
#426B00
#355700
#294200
#192900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BAD00.

How #6BAD00 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#6BAD00
Protanopia#A4A404
Protanomaly#91A802
Deuteranopia#9B9B15
Deuteranomaly#8AA30E
Tritanopia#7CA3A3
Tritanomaly#75A781
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BAD00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bad00: #6BAD00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BAD00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bad00': '#6BAD00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.678, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_6bad00">#6BAD00</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BAD00"

More Green Colors

#6BAD00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BAD00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BAD00?

#6BAD00 is a dark green — rgb(107, 173, 0) in RGB and hsl(83, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #6BAD00?

#6BAD00 is rgb(107, 173, 0) — red 107, green 173, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BAD00?

#6BAD00 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BAD00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BAD00 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BAD00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BAD00 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.63, which is visibly different.

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