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#6EAA87 Color

#6EAA87 is rgb(110, 170, 135) in RGB, hsl(145, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 21%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6EAA87
HEX#6EAA87
RGBrgb(110, 170, 135)
HSLhsl(145, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(145, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 21%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.081 157.8)
LABlab(64.77% -26.17 11.67)
LCHlch(64.77% 28.65 155.97)

What #6EAA87 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 #6EAA87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.15Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.96Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.42Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.36Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.46Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.15

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

#6EAA87 Channel Values

How #6EAA87 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 110 · G 170 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6EAA87 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6EAA87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6EAA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6EAA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6EAA87
Complementary
#AA6E91
Analogous
#73AA6E
Analogous
#6EAAA5
Triadic
#876EAA
Triadic
#AA876E
Split comp.
#A56EAA
Split comp.
#AA6E73

Tints & Shades of #6EAA87

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

#82B597
#95C1A7
#A8CCB7
#BFD9CA
#D2E5DA
#E5F0EA

Shades

#5B9A75
#4B8162
#3E6A51
#31543F
#243D2E
#15231B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6EAA87.

How #6EAA87 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#6EAA87
Protanopia#A2A287
Protanomaly#90A587
Deuteranopia#999989
Deuteranomaly#8AA088
Tritanopia#75A6A6
Tritanomaly#72A89B
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6EAA87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6eaa87: #6EAA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6EAA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6eaa87': '#6EAA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.667, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6eaa87">#6EAA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#6EAA87"

More Green Colors

#6EAA87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6EAA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6EAA87?

#6EAA87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(110, 170, 135) in RGB and hsl(145, 26%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #6EAA87?

#6EAA87 is rgb(110, 170, 135) — red 110, green 170, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6EAA87?

#6EAA87 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 21%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6EAA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6EAA87 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6EAA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6EAA87 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.36, which is visibly different.

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