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#6CBCA4 Color

#6CBCA4 is rgb(108, 188, 164) in RGB, hsl(162, 37%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CBCA4
HEX#6CBCA4
RGBrgb(108, 188, 164)
HSLhsl(162, 37%, 58%)
HSVhsv(162, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.087 172.5)
LABlab(70.62% -30.04 4.10)
LCHlch(70.62% 30.32 172.22)

What #6CBCA4 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 #6CBCA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.66Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.34Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.88Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.08Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.41Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.24

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

#6CBCA4 Channel Values

How #6CBCA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 37% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CBCA4 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CBCA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CBCA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CBCA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CBCA4
Complementary
#BC6C84
Analogous
#6CBC7C
Analogous
#6CACBC
Triadic
#A46CBC
Triadic
#BCA46C
Split comp.
#BC6CAC
Split comp.
#BC7C6C

Tints & Shades of #6CBCA4

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

#81C5B1
#93CDBC
#A8D7C9
#BDE0D6
#D2EAE3
#E3F2EE

Shades

#50AF92
#45967E
#387A66
#2B5E4F
#1F4238
#132A23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CBCA4.

How #6CBCA4 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#6CBCA4
Protanopia#B2B2A4
Protanomaly#9BB6A4
Deuteranopia#A7A7A6
Deuteranomaly#93B0A5
Tritanopia#72B9B9
Tritanomaly#6FBAB1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CBCA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cbca4: #6CBCA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CBCA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cbca4': '#6CBCA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.737, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_6cbca4">#6CBCA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CBCA4"

More Green Colors

#6CBCA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CBCA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CBCA4?

#6CBCA4 is a mid-tone green — rgb(108, 188, 164) in RGB and hsl(162, 37%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #6CBCA4?

#6CBCA4 is rgb(108, 188, 164) — red 108, green 188, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CBCA4?

#6CBCA4 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CBCA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CBCA4 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CBCA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CBCA4 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 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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