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#6BD6BD Color

#6BD6BD is rgb(107, 214, 189) in RGB, hsl(166, 57%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 12%, 16%) 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 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BD6BD
HEX#6BD6BD
RGBrgb(107, 214, 189)
HSLhsl(166, 57%, 63%)
HSVhsv(166, 50%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.106 176.2)
LABlab(78.79% -36.95 2.39)
LCHlch(78.79% 37.03 176.30)

What #6BD6BD 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 #6BD6BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.38Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.61Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.03Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.26Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.74Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.8

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

#6BD6BD Channel Values

How #6BD6BD 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 214 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 57% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 50% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BD6BD 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BD6BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BD6BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BD6BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BD6BD
Complementary
#D66B84
Analogous
#6BD688
Analogous
#6BBAD6
Triadic
#BD6BD6
Triadic
#D6BD6B
Split comp.
#D66BBA
Split comp.
#D6886B

Tints & Shades of #6BD6BD

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

#7FDCC6
#93E1CF
#A7E7D8
#BBECE1
#CFF2EA
#E3F7F3

Shades

#4BCEAF
#32B899
#2A987E
#207460
#175446
#0D3028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BD6BD.

How #6BD6BD 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#6BD6BD
Protanopia#C9C9BD
Protanomaly#ABCEBD
Deuteranopia#BBBBBF
Deuteranomaly#A1C7BE
Tritanopia#72D3D3
Tritanomaly#6FD4CB
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BD6BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bd6bd: #6BD6BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BD6BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bd6bd': '#6BD6BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.839, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6bd6bd">#6BD6BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BD6BD"

More Green Colors

#6BD6BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BD6BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BD6BD?

#6BD6BD is a light green — rgb(107, 214, 189) in RGB and hsl(166, 57%, 63%) 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 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #6BD6BD?

#6BD6BD is rgb(107, 214, 189) — red 107, green 214, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BD6BD?

#6BD6BD converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BD6BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BD6BD scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BD6BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BD6BD 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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