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#6BBD9F Color

#6BBD9F is rgb(107, 189, 159) in RGB, hsl(158, 38%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BBD9F
HEX#6BBD9F
RGBrgb(107, 189, 159)
HSLhsl(158, 38%, 58%)
HSVhsv(158, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.093 168.1)
LABlab(70.77% -31.59 7.01)
LCHlch(70.77% 32.36 167.49)

What #6BBD9F 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 #6BBD9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.84Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.62Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.06Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.26Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.28Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.47

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

#6BBD9F Channel Values

How #6BBD9F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 38% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BBD9F 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BBD9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BBD9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BBD9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BBD9F
Complementary
#BD6B89
Analogous
#6BBD76
Analogous
#6BB2BD
Triadic
#9F6BBD
Triadic
#BD9F6B
Split comp.
#BD6BB2
Split comp.
#BD766B

Tints & Shades of #6BBD9F

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

#80C6AD
#92CEB8
#A7D7C6
#BCE1D3
#D1EAE1
#E3F2ED

Shades

#4FB08C
#449779
#377B62
#2B5F4C
#1E4335
#132A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BBD9F.

How #6BBD9F 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#6BBD9F
Protanopia#B2B29F
Protanomaly#9BB79F
Deuteranopia#A8A8A1
Deuteranomaly#93B1A0
Tritanopia#72BABA
Tritanomaly#6FBBB0
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #6BBD9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bbd9f: #6BBD9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BBD9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bbd9f': '#6BBD9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.741, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_6bbd9f">#6BBD9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BBD9F"

More Green Colors

#6BBD9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BBD9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BBD9F?

#6BBD9F is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 189, 159) in RGB and hsl(158, 38%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #6BBD9F?

#6BBD9F is rgb(107, 189, 159) — red 107, green 189, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BBD9F?

#6BBD9F converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BBD9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BBD9F scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BBD9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BBD9F 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 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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