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#6BBD91 Color

#6BBD91 is rgb(107, 189, 145) in RGB, hsl(148, 38%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BBD91
HEX#6BBD91
RGBrgb(107, 189, 145)
HSLhsl(148, 38%, 58%)
HSVhsv(148, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.104 159)
LABlab(70.50% -33.83 14.16)
LCHlch(70.50% 36.67 157.28)

What #6BBD91 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 #6BBD91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.47Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.64Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.29Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.48Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.51

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

#6BBD91 Channel Values

How #6BBD91 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 189 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 38% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BBD91 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BBD91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BBD91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BBD91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BBD91
Complementary
#BD6B97
Analogous
#6EBD6B
Analogous
#6BBDBA
Triadic
#916BBD
Triadic
#BD916B
Split comp.
#BA6BBD
Split comp.
#BD6B6E

Tints & Shades of #6BBD91

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

#80C6A1
#92CEAE
#A7D7BE
#BCE1CD
#D1EADD
#E3F2EA

Shades

#4FB07C
#44976B
#377B57
#2B5F43
#1E432F
#132A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BBD91.

How #6BBD91 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#6BBD91
Protanopia#B2B291
Protanomaly#9BB791
Deuteranopia#A8A893
Deuteranomaly#93B192
Tritanopia#74B8B8
Tritanomaly#71BAAA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BBD91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bbd91: #6BBD91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BBD91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bbd91': '#6BBD91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.741, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_6bbd91">#6BBD91</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BBD91"

More Green Colors

#6BBD91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BBD91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BBD91?

#6BBD91 is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 189, 145) in RGB and hsl(148, 38%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #6BBD91?

#6BBD91 is rgb(107, 189, 145) — red 107, green 189, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BBD91?

#6BBD91 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 23%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BBD91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BBD91 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BBD91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BBD91 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, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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