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#6BB87A Color

#6BB87A is rgb(107, 184, 122) in RGB, hsl(132, 35%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 28%) 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 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BB87A
HEX#6BB87A
RGBrgb(107, 184, 122)
HSLhsl(132, 35%, 57%)
HSVhsv(132, 42%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.118 149)
LABlab(68.62% -34.98 23.83)
LCHlch(68.62% 42.33 145.74)

What #6BB87A 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 #6BB87A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.09Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.5Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.5Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.29Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 14.56Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.16

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

#6BB87A Channel Values

How #6BB87A 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 184 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 35% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 42% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BB87A 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BB87A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BB87A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BB87A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BB87A
Complementary
#B86BA8
Analogous
#82B86B
Analogous
#6BB8A1
Triadic
#7A6BB8
Triadic
#B87A6B
Split comp.
#A16BB8
Split comp.
#B86B82

Tints & Shades of #6BB87A

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

#80C28D
#94CC9F
#A9D6B2
#BADEC1
#CFE8D4
#E3F2E6

Shades

#51A963
#469155
#387544
#2D5D36
#1F4126
#142918

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BB87A.

How #6BB87A 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#6BB87A
Protanopia#AEAE7A
Protanomaly#98B27A
Deuteranopia#A4A47D
Deuteranomaly#90AC7C
Tritanopia#77B2B2
Tritanomaly#72B49E
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #6BB87A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bb87a: #6BB87A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BB87A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bb87a': '#6BB87A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.722, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_6bb87a">#6BB87A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BB87A"

More Green Colors

#6BB87A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BB87A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BB87A?

#6BB87A is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 184, 122) in RGB and hsl(132, 35%, 57%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #6BB87A?

#6BB87A is rgb(107, 184, 122) — red 107, green 184, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BB87A?

#6BB87A converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 34%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BB87A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BB87A scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BB87A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BB87A 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 11.5, which is visibly different.

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