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#6CCBB5 Color

#6CCBB5 is rgb(108, 203, 181) in RGB, hsl(166, 48%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CCBB5
HEX#6CCBB5
RGBrgb(108, 203, 181)
HSLhsl(166, 48%, 61%)
HSVhsv(166, 47%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.097 176.7)
LABlab(75.42% -33.52 1.82)
LCHlch(75.42% 33.57 176.89)

What #6CCBB5 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 #6CCBB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.77Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.35Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.68Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.34Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.74Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.11

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

#6CCBB5 Channel Values

How #6CCBB5 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 203 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 48% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 47% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CCBB5 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CCBB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CCBB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CCBB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CCBB5
Complementary
#CB6C82
Analogous
#6CCB85
Analogous
#6CB2CB
Triadic
#B56CCB
Triadic
#CBB56C
Split comp.
#CB6CB2
Split comp.
#CB856C

Tints & Shades of #6CCBB5

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

#7FD2BE
#95DACA
#A8E1D3
#BBE7DD
#CEEEE6
#E5F6F2

Shades

#4EC1A6
#3CAA90
#318C77
#256A5A
#1B4B40
#102D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CCBB5.

How #6CCBB5 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#6CCBB5
Protanopia#BFBFB5
Protanomaly#A4C4B5
Deuteranopia#B3B3B7
Deuteranomaly#9BBDB6
Tritanopia#72C8C8
Tritanomaly#6FC9C1
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CCBB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ccbb5: #6CCBB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CCBB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ccbb5': '#6CCBB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.796, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_6ccbb5">#6CCBB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CCBB5"

More Green Colors

#6CCBB5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CCBB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CCBB5?

#6CCBB5 is a light green — rgb(108, 203, 181) in RGB and hsl(166, 48%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.77.

What is the RGB value of #6CCBB5?

#6CCBB5 is rgb(108, 203, 181) — red 108, green 203, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CCBB5?

#6CCBB5 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CCBB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CCBB5 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CCBB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CCBB5 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 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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