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#6BEFBD Color

#6BEFBD is rgb(107, 239, 189) in RGB, hsl(157, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BEFBD
HEX#6BEFBD
RGBrgb(107, 239, 189)
HSLhsl(157, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(157, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.138 165.6)
LABlab(86.12% -46.88 12.76)
LCHlch(86.12% 48.58 164.77)

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

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 5.98Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 7.08Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.92Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.74Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.63Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 14.81

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

#6BEFBD Channel Values

How #6BEFBD 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 239 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BEFBD 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #6BEFBD

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

Base
#6BEFBD
Complementary
#EF6C9E
Analogous
#6CEF7B
Analogous
#6CDFEF
Triadic
#BD6CEF
Triadic
#EFBD6C
Split comp.
#EF6CDF
Split comp.
#EF7B6C

Tints & Shades of #6BEFBD

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

#7EF1C5
#95F3CF
#A8F5D8
#BAF7E0
#CDF9E8
#E3FCF3

Shades

#43EAAA
#19E697
#15BC7C
#108E5E
#0B6543
#073C27

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

How #6BEFBD 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#6BEFBD
Protanopia#DFDFBE
Protanomaly#BCE6BD
Deuteranopia#CFCFC0
Deuteranomaly#B0DDBF
Tritanopia#79E9E9
Tritanomaly#74ECD9
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BEFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6befbd: #6BEFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BEFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6befbd': '#6BEFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.937, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6befbd">#6BEFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BEFBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#6BEFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BEFBD?

#6BEFBD is a light green — rgb(107, 239, 189) in RGB and hsl(157, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #6BEFBD?

#6BEFBD is rgb(107, 239, 189) — red 107, green 239, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BEFBD?

#6BEFBD converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BEFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BEFBD scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6BEFBD 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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