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#6CBC98 Color

#6CBC98 is rgb(108, 188, 152) in RGB, hsl(153, 37%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 26%) 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 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CBC98
HEX#6CBC98
RGBrgb(108, 188, 152)
HSLhsl(153, 37%, 58%)
HSVhsv(153, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.096 163.4)
LABlab(70.38% -32.03 10.24)
LCHlch(70.38% 33.62 162.27)

What #6CBC98 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 #6CBC98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.08Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.17Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.53Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.49Zomp#39A78EΔE 12.03Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.42

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

#6CBC98 Channel Values

How #6CBC98 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 37% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CBC98 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CBC98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CBC98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CBC98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CBC98
Complementary
#BC6C90
Analogous
#6CBC70
Analogous
#6CB8BC
Triadic
#986CBC
Triadic
#BC986C
Split comp.
#BC6CB8
Split comp.
#BC706C

Tints & Shades of #6CBC98

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

#81C5A7
#93CDB3
#A8D7C2
#BDE0D0
#D2EADF
#E3F2EB

Shades

#50AF84
#459672
#387A5D
#2B5E47
#1F4232
#132A20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CBC98.

How #6CBC98 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#6CBC98
Protanopia#B2B298
Protanomaly#9BB698
Deuteranopia#A7A79A
Deuteranomaly#93B099
Tritanopia#74B8B8
Tritanomaly#71BAAC
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CBC98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cbc98: #6CBC98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CBC98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cbc98': '#6CBC98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.737, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_6cbc98">#6CBC98</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CBC98"

More Green Colors

#6CBC98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CBC98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CBC98?

#6CBC98 is a mid-tone green — rgb(108, 188, 152) in RGB and hsl(153, 37%, 58%) 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 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #6CBC98?

#6CBC98 is rgb(108, 188, 152) — red 108, green 188, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CBC98?

#6CBC98 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CBC98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CBC98 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CBC98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CBC98 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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