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#6DE16B Color

#6DE16B is rgb(109, 225, 107) in RGB, hsl(119, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DE16B
HEX#6DE16B
RGBrgb(109, 225, 107)
HSLhsl(119, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(119, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.19 143.3)
LABlab(80.89% -51.79 46.60)
LCHlch(80.89% 69.67 138.02)

What #6DE16B 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 #6DE16B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.34Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.47Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.26Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.62Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.88Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 16.57

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

#6DE16B Channel Values

How #6DE16B 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 225 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DE16B 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6DE16B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6DE16B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DE16B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6DE16B
Complementary
#DF6BE1
Analogous
#A8E16B
Analogous
#6BE1A4
Triadic
#6B6DE1
Triadic
#E16B6D
Split comp.
#A46BE1
Split comp.
#E16BA8

Tints & Shades of #6DE16B

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

#82E580
#92E891
#A7EDA6
#BCF1BB
#D1F5D0
#E2F9E1

Shades

#47D945
#2CCB2A
#24A522
#1C7F1A
#135912
#0C370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6DE16B.

How #6DE16B 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#6DE16B
Protanopia#D3D36C
Protanomaly#B3D96C
Deuteranopia#C4C471
Deuteranomaly#A8D06E
Tritanopia#84D7D7
Tritanomaly#7BDBB5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6DE16B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6de16b: #6DE16B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DE16B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6de16b': '#6DE16B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.882, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_6de16b">#6DE16B</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DE16B"

More Green Colors

#6DE16B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6DE16B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DE16B?

#6DE16B is a light green — rgb(109, 225, 107) in RGB and hsl(119, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #6DE16B?

#6DE16B is rgb(109, 225, 107) — red 109, green 225, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DE16B?

#6DE16B converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DE16B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DE16B scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DE16B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DE16B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.62, which is visibly different.

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