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#6DCA9A Color

#6DCA9A is rgb(109, 202, 154) in RGB, hsl(149, 47%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 24%, 21%) 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 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DCA9A
HEX#6DCA9A
RGBrgb(109, 202, 154)
HSLhsl(149, 47%, 61%)
HSVhsv(149, 46%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 24%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.114 159.6)
LABlab(74.64% -37.31 15.09)
LCHlch(74.64% 40.24 157.98)

What #6DCA9A 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 #6DCA9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6DCA9A Channel Values

How #6DCA9A 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 202 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 47% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 46% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DCA9A 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6DCA9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DCA9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6DCA9A

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.

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How #6DCA9A 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#6DCA9A
Protanopia#BEBE9A
Protanomaly#A4C39A
Deuteranopia#B2B29D
Deuteranomaly#9BBC9C
Tritanopia#78C5C5
Tritanomaly#74C7B5
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #6DCA9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6dca9a: #6DCA9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DCA9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6dca9a': '#6DCA9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.792, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_6dca9a">#6DCA9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DCA9A"

More Green Colors

#6DCA9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6DCA9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DCA9A?

#6DCA9A is a light green — rgb(109, 202, 154) in RGB and hsl(149, 47%, 61%) 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 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #6DCA9A?

#6DCA9A is rgb(109, 202, 154) — red 109, green 202, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DCA9A?

#6DCA9A converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 24%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DCA9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DCA9A scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DCA9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DCA9A 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 7.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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