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#6DC09B Color

#6DC09B is rgb(109, 192, 155) in RGB, hsl(153, 40%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 25%) 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 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DC09B
HEX#6DC09B
RGBrgb(109, 192, 155)
HSLhsl(153, 40%, 59%)
HSVhsv(153, 43%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.098 163.5)
LABlab(71.68% -32.98 10.45)
LCHlch(71.68% 34.59 162.42)

What #6DC09B 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 #6DC09B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.68Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.11Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.42Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.64Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.71Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.72

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

#6DC09B Channel Values

How #6DC09B 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 109 · G 192 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 40% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 43% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DC09B 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6DC09B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6DC09B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DC09B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6DC09B
Complementary
#C06D92
Analogous
#6DC071
Analogous
#6DBCC0
Triadic
#9B6DC0
Triadic
#C09B6D
Split comp.
#C06DBC
Split comp.
#C0716D

Tints & Shades of #6DC09B

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

#82C9A9
#94D1B6
#A9DAC4
#BBE2D0
#D1EBDF
#E2F3EB

Shades

#50B487
#429A72
#367D5D
#2B644A
#1F4735
#122B20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6DC09B.

How #6DC09B 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#6DC09B
Protanopia#B5B59B
Protanomaly#9DBA9B
Deuteranopia#AAAA9D
Deuteranomaly#96B39C
Tritanopia#75BCBC
Tritanomaly#72BEB0
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6DC09B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6dc09b: #6DC09B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DC09B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6dc09b': '#6DC09B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.753, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_6dc09b">#6DC09B</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DC09B"

More Green Colors

#6DC09B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6DC09B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DC09B?

#6DC09B is a mid-tone green — rgb(109, 192, 155) in RGB and hsl(153, 40%, 59%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #6DC09B?

#6DC09B is rgb(109, 192, 155) — red 109, green 192, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DC09B?

#6DC09B converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 19%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DC09B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DC09B scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DC09B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DC09B 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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