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#6CC696 Color

#6CC696 is rgb(108, 198, 150) in RGB, hsl(148, 44%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 22%) 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 7.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CC696
HEX#6CC696
RGBrgb(108, 198, 150)
HSLhsl(148, 44%, 60%)
HSVhsv(148, 45%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.112 158.8)
LABlab(73.33% -36.54 15.40)
LCHlch(73.33% 39.65 157.15)

What #6CC696 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 #6CC696, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.98Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.4Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.53Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.67Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.72Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.67

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

#6CC696 Channel Values

How #6CC696 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 198 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 44% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 45% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CC696 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CC696 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CC696

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CC696; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CC696
Complementary
#C66C9C
Analogous
#6FC66C
Analogous
#6CC6C3
Triadic
#966CC6
Triadic
#C6966C
Split comp.
#C36CC6
Split comp.
#C66C6F

Tints & Shades of #6CC696

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

#7ECDA3
#95D6B3
#A7DDC0
#BDE5D0
#CFECDD
#E5F5ED

Shades

#4FBA81
#3FA26D
#338459
#286745
#1D4932
#112C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CC696.

How #6CC696 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#6CC696
Protanopia#BBBB96
Protanomaly#A1BF96
Deuteranopia#AFAF99
Deuteranomaly#99B998
Tritanopia#77C1C1
Tritanomaly#72C3B1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CC696 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cc696: #6CC696;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CC696;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cc696': '#6CC696' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.776, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_6cc696">#6CC696</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CC696"

More Green Colors

#6CC696 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CC696 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CC696?

#6CC696 is a light green — rgb(108, 198, 150) in RGB and hsl(148, 44%, 60%) 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 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #6CC696?

#6CC696 is rgb(108, 198, 150) — red 108, green 198, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CC696?

#6CC696 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CC696 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CC696 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CC696 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CC696 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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