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#6BC29C Color

#6BC29C is rgb(107, 194, 156) in RGB, hsl(154, 42%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 20%, 24%) 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 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BC29C
HEX#6BC29C
RGBrgb(107, 194, 156)
HSLhsl(154, 42%, 59%)
HSVhsv(154, 45%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 20%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.102 163.8)
LABlab(72.20% -34.21 10.63)
LCHlch(72.20% 35.83 162.73)

What #6BC29C 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 #6BC29C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.62Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.36Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.63Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.84Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.91Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.22

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

#6BC29C Channel Values

How #6BC29C 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 194 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 42% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 45% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BC29C 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BC29C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BC29C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BC29C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BC29C
Complementary
#C26B91
Analogous
#6BC270
Analogous
#6BBDC2
Triadic
#9C6BC2
Triadic
#C29C6B
Split comp.
#C26BBD
Split comp.
#C2706B

Tints & Shades of #6BC29C

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

#80CBAB
#92D3B7
#A8DCC5
#BAE3D1
#D0ECE0
#E2F3EC

Shades

#4EB789
#409C74
#347F5E
#29654B
#1E4836
#122B20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BC29C.

How #6BC29C 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#6BC29C
Protanopia#B7B79C
Protanomaly#9EBB9C
Deuteranopia#ABAB9E
Deuteranomaly#96B59D
Tritanopia#74BEBE
Tritanomaly#70BFB1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BC29C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bc29c: #6BC29C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BC29C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bc29c': '#6BC29C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.761, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_6bc29c">#6BC29C</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BC29C"

More Green Colors

#6BC29C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BC29C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BC29C?

#6BC29C is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 194, 156) in RGB and hsl(154, 42%, 59%) 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #6BC29C?

#6BC29C is rgb(107, 194, 156) — red 107, green 194, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BC29C?

#6BC29C converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 20%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BC29C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BC29C scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BC29C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BC29C 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 5.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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