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#6BB373 Color

#6BB373 is rgb(107, 179, 115) in RGB, hsl(127, 32%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 36%, 30%) 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 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BB373
HEX#6BB373
RGBrgb(107, 179, 115)
HSLhsl(127, 32%, 56%)
HSVhsv(127, 40%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 36%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.118 146.8)
LABlab(67.00% -33.79 25.38)
LCHlch(67.00% 42.26 143.09)

What #6BB373 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 #6BB373, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.07Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.54Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.62Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.42Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.84Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.25

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

#6BB373 Channel Values

How #6BB373 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 179 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 32% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 40% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BB373 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BB373 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BB373

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BB373; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BB373
Complementary
#B36BAA
Analogous
#86B36B
Analogous
#6BB397
Triadic
#736BB3
Triadic
#B3736B
Split comp.
#976BB3
Split comp.
#B36B86

Tints & Shades of #6BB373

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

#7FBD86
#93C899
#A7D2AC
#BCDCBF
#D0E7D3
#E4F1E6

Shades

#55A55E
#478A4F
#3B7241
#2D5832
#214025
#132515

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BB373.

How #6BB373 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#6BB373
Protanopia#A9A973
Protanomaly#94AD73
Deuteranopia#A0A076
Deuteranomaly#8EA875
Tritanopia#76ADAD
Tritanomaly#72AF99
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BB373 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bb373: #6BB373;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BB373;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bb373': '#6BB373' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.702, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_6bb373">#6BB373</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BB373"

More Green Colors

#6BB373 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BB373 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BB373?

#6BB373 is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 179, 115) in RGB and hsl(127, 32%, 56%) 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 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #6BB373?

#6BB373 is rgb(107, 179, 115) — red 107, green 179, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BB373?

#6BB373 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 36%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BB373 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BB373 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BB373 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BB373 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.42, which is visibly different.

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