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#6BB89A Color

#6BB89A is rgb(107, 184, 154) in RGB, hsl(157, 35%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 28%) 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 9.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BB89A
HEX#6BB89A
RGBrgb(107, 184, 154)
HSLhsl(157, 35%, 57%)
HSVhsv(157, 42%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.089 166.9)
LABlab(69.18% -30.26 7.47)
LCHlch(69.18% 31.16 166.14)

What #6BB89A 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 #6BB89A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.8Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.84Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.39Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.79Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.58Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.66

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

#6BB89A Channel Values

How #6BB89A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 35% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 42% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BB89A 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BB89A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BB89A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BB89A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BB89A
Complementary
#B86B88
Analogous
#6BB874
Analogous
#6BAFB8
Triadic
#9A6BB8
Triadic
#B89A6B
Split comp.
#B86BAF
Split comp.
#B8746B

Tints & Shades of #6BB89A

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

#80C2A8
#94CCB6
#A9D6C4
#BADED0
#CFE8DE
#E3F2EC

Shades

#51A987
#469174
#38755E
#2D5D4A
#1F4134
#142921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BB89A.

How #6BB89A 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#6BB89A
Protanopia#AEAE9A
Protanomaly#98B29A
Deuteranopia#A4A49C
Deuteranomaly#90AC9B
Tritanopia#72B5B5
Tritanomaly#6FB6AB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BB89A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bb89a: #6BB89A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BB89A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bb89a': '#6BB89A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.722, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_6bb89a">#6BB89A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BB89A"

More Green Colors

#6BB89A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BB89A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BB89A?

#6BB89A is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 184, 154) in RGB and hsl(157, 35%, 57%) 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 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #6BB89A?

#6BB89A is rgb(107, 184, 154) — red 107, green 184, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BB89A?

#6BB89A converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BB89A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BB89A scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BB89A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BB89A 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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