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#6CB00C Color

#6CB00C is rgb(108, 176, 12) in RGB, hsl(85, 87%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CB00C
HEX#6CB00C
RGBrgb(108, 176, 12)
HSLhsl(85, 87%, 37%)
HSVhsv(85, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.187 131.9)
LABlab(65.34% -39.14 63.37)
LCHlch(65.34% 74.48 121.70)

What #6CB00C 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 #6CB00C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 6.1Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.95Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.12Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.5Limerick#9DC209ΔE 16.09Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 17.49

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

#6CB00C Channel Values

How #6CB00C 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 108 · G 176 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 87% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CB00C 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CB00C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CB00C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CB00C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CB00C
Complementary
#510CB0
Analogous
#B0A30C
Analogous
#1AB00C
Triadic
#0C6CB0
Triadic
#B00C6C
Split comp.
#0C1AB0
Split comp.
#A30CB0

Tints & Shades of #6CB00C

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

#86DB0F
#9BF024
#AEF34F
#C2F679
#D6F9A4
#E7FBCB

Shades

#5D990B
#528609
#436E08
#355606
#263E04
#1A2B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CB00C.

How #6CB00C 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#6CB00C
Protanopia#A7A70F
Protanomaly#93AB0E
Deuteranopia#9E9E1C
Deuteranomaly#8CA517
Tritanopia#7DA6A6
Tritanomaly#77AA84
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CB00C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cb00c: #6CB00C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CB00C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cb00c': '#6CB00C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.690, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_6cb00c">#6CB00C</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CB00C"

More Green Colors

#6CB00C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CB00C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CB00C?

#6CB00C is a dark green — rgb(108, 176, 12) in RGB and hsl(85, 87%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #6CB00C?

#6CB00C is rgb(108, 176, 12) — red 108, green 176, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CB00C?

#6CB00C converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 93%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CB00C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CB00C scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CB00C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CB00C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.12, which is visibly different.

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