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#6BCC79 Color

#6BCC79 is rgb(107, 204, 121) in RGB, hsl(129, 49%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 20%) 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 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BCC79
HEX#6BCC79
RGBrgb(107, 204, 121)
HSLhsl(129, 49%, 61%)
HSVhsv(129, 48%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.149 147.1)
LABlab(74.65% -43.10 32.17)
LCHlch(74.65% 53.79 143.26)

What #6BCC79 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 #6BCC79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.32Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.35Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.36Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.68Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.99Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.69

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

#6BCC79 Channel Values

How #6BCC79 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 204 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 49% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 48% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BCC79 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BCC79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BCC79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BCC79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BCC79
Complementary
#CC6BBE
Analogous
#8DCC6B
Analogous
#6BCCAA
Triadic
#796BCC
Triadic
#CC796B
Split comp.
#AA6BCC
Split comp.
#CC6B8D

Tints & Shades of #6BCC79

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

#7ED38B
#95DB9F
#A8E1B0
#BBE8C1
#CEEED2
#E4F6E7

Shades

#4CC25E
#3BAB4B
#308D3E
#246A2F
#1A4C22
#102E14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BCC79.

How #6BCC79 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#6BCC79
Protanopia#C0C07A
Protanomaly#A5C579
Deuteranopia#B3B37D
Deuteranomaly#9CBE7B
Tritanopia#7BC4C4
Tritanomaly#75C7AB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BCC79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bcc79: #6BCC79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BCC79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bcc79': '#6BCC79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.800, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_6bcc79">#6BCC79</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BCC79"

More Green Colors

#6BCC79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BCC79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BCC79?

#6BCC79 is a light green — rgb(107, 204, 121) in RGB and hsl(129, 49%, 61%) 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 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #6BCC79?

#6BCC79 is rgb(107, 204, 121) — red 107, green 204, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BCC79?

#6BCC79 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 41%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BCC79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BCC79 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BCC79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BCC79 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 12.68, which is visibly different.

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