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#6BC779 Color

#6BC779 is rgb(107, 199, 121) in RGB, hsl(129, 45%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BC779
HEX#6BC779
RGBrgb(107, 199, 121)
HSLhsl(129, 45%, 60%)
HSVhsv(129, 46%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.142 147.4)
LABlab(73.14% -41.16 30.24)
LCHlch(73.14% 51.07 143.70)

What #6BC779 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 #6BC779, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.35Mantis#74C365ΔE 9.08Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.33Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.34Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.35Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.37

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

#6BC779 Channel Values

How #6BC779 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 199 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 45% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 46% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BC779 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BC779 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BC779

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BC779; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BC779
Complementary
#C76BB9
Analogous
#8BC76B
Analogous
#6BC7A7
Triadic
#796BC7
Triadic
#C7796B
Split comp.
#A76BC7
Split comp.
#C76B8B

Tints & Shades of #6BC779

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

#7ECE8A
#94D69E
#A6DDAF
#BCE6C3
#CFEDD3
#E5F5E8

Shades

#4EBC5E
#3EA34D
#32853F
#276831
#1C4A23
#112C15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BC779.

How #6BC779 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#6BC779
Protanopia#BBBB7A
Protanomaly#A1C079
Deuteranopia#AFAF7C
Deuteranomaly#99B97B
Tritanopia#7ABFBF
Tritanomaly#74C2A8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BC779 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bc779: #6BC779;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BC779;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bc779': '#6BC779' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.780, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_6bc779">#6BC779</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BC779"

More Green Colors

#6BC779 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BC779 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BC779?

#6BC779 is a light green — rgb(107, 199, 121) in RGB and hsl(129, 45%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #6BC779?

#6BC779 is rgb(107, 199, 121) — red 107, green 199, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BC779?

#6BC779 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BC779 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BC779 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BC779 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BC779 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 11.33, which is visibly different.

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