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#6CBC85 Color

#6CBC85 is rgb(108, 188, 133) in RGB, hsl(139, 37%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CBC85
HEX#6CBC85
RGBrgb(108, 188, 133)
HSLhsl(139, 37%, 58%)
HSVhsv(139, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.113 152.8)
LABlab(70.04% -34.87 19.93)
LCHlch(70.04% 40.16 150.24)

What #6CBC85 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 #6CBC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.18Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.39Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.68Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.01Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 13.6Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 14.15

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

#6CBC85 Channel Values

How #6CBC85 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 188 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 37% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CBC85 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CBC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CBC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CBC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CBC85
Complementary
#BC6CA2
Analogous
#7BBC6C
Analogous
#6CBCAD
Triadic
#856CBC
Triadic
#BC856C
Split comp.
#AD6CBC
Split comp.
#BC6C7B

Tints & Shades of #6CBC85

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

#81C597
#93CDA5
#A8D7B7
#BDE0C8
#D2EAD9
#E3F2E8

Shades

#50AF6E
#45965F
#387A4D
#2B5E3C
#1F422A
#132A1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CBC85.

How #6CBC85 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#6CBC85
Protanopia#B2B285
Protanomaly#9BB685
Deuteranopia#A7A788
Deuteranomaly#93B087
Tritanopia#77B6B6
Tritanomaly#73B9A5
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CBC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cbc85: #6CBC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CBC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cbc85': '#6CBC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.737, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_6cbc85">#6CBC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CBC85"

More Green Colors

#6CBC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CBC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CBC85?

#6CBC85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(108, 188, 133) in RGB and hsl(139, 37%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #6CBC85?

#6CBC85 is rgb(108, 188, 133) — red 108, green 188, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CBC85?

#6CBC85 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CBC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CBC85 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CBC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CBC85 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 12.68, which is visibly different.

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