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#6BD173 Color

#6BD173 is rgb(107, 209, 115) in RGB, hsl(125, 53%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 45%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BD173
HEX#6BD173
RGBrgb(107, 209, 115)
HSLhsl(125, 53%, 62%)
HSVhsv(125, 49%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 45%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.162 145.4)
LABlab(76.08% -45.68 36.96)
LCHlch(76.08% 58.76 141.03)

What #6BD173 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 #6BD173, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.34Mantis#74C365ΔE 8Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.64Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.86Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.97Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.08

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

#6BD173 Channel Values

How #6BD173 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 209 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 53% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 49% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BD173 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BD173 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BD173

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BD173; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BD173
Complementary
#D16BC9
Analogous
#96D16B
Analogous
#6BD1A7
Triadic
#736BD1
Triadic
#D1736B
Split comp.
#A76BD1
Split comp.
#D16B96

Tints & Shades of #6BD173

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

#7ED786
#92DD98
#A5E3AA
#BDEBC1
#D0F1D3
#E4F7E5

Shades

#4CC856
#36B040
#2C9035
#237129
#19521E
#0E2F11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BD173.

How #6BD173 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#6BD173
Protanopia#C4C474
Protanomaly#A8CA73
Deuteranopia#B7B777
Deuteranomaly#9EC276
Tritanopia#7DC8C8
Tritanomaly#76CCAD
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BD173 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bd173: #6BD173;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BD173;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bd173': '#6BD173' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.820, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_6bd173">#6BD173</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BD173"

More Green Colors

#6BD173 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BD173 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BD173?

#6BD173 is a light green — rgb(107, 209, 115) in RGB and hsl(125, 53%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #6BD173?

#6BD173 is rgb(107, 209, 115) — red 107, green 209, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BD173?

#6BD173 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 45%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BD173 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BD173 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BD173 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BD173 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 10.86, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.