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#6BE147 Color

#6BE147 is rgb(107, 225, 71) in RGB, hsl(106, 72%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 68%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BE147
HEX#6BE147
RGBrgb(107, 225, 71)
HSLhsl(106, 72%, 58%)
HSVhsv(106, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 68%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.218 139.3)
LABlab(80.53% -55.03 61.22)
LCHlch(80.53% 82.31 131.95)

What #6BE147 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 #6BE147, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 7.02Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 10.48Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 12.95Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.38Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 13.79Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.09

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

#6BE147 Channel Values

How #6BE147 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 225 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 72% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BE147 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BE147 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BE147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BE147; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BE147
Complementary
#BD47E1
Analogous
#B8E147
Analogous
#47E170
Triadic
#476BE1
Triadic
#E1476B
Split comp.
#7047E1
Split comp.
#E147B8

Tints & Shades of #6BE147

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

#80E561
#92E977
#A7ED91
#BCF1AC
#D1F6C6
#E3F9DC

Shades

#4FDB24
#44BD1F
#379A19
#2A7613
#1E530E
#133509

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BE147.

How #6BE147 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#6BE147
Protanopia#D3D349
Protanomaly#B3D948
Deuteranopia#C4C450
Deuteranomaly#A8D04C
Tritanopia#85D5D5
Tritanomaly#7BDAAE
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BE147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6be147: #6BE147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BE147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6be147': '#6BE147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.882, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_6be147">#6BE147</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BE147"

More Green Colors

#6BE147 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BE147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BE147?

#6BE147 is a mid-tone green — rgb(107, 225, 71) in RGB and hsl(106, 72%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #6BE147?

#6BE147 is rgb(107, 225, 71) — red 107, green 225, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BE147?

#6BE147 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 68%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BE147 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BE147 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BE147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BE147 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.48, which is visibly different.

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