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#6EB168 Color

#6EB168 is rgb(110, 177, 104) in RGB, hsl(115, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6EB168
HEX#6EB168
RGBrgb(110, 177, 104)
HSLhsl(115, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(115, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.124 142.3)
LABlab(66.39% -33.29 30.36)
LCHlch(66.39% 45.05 137.64)

What #6EB168 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 #6EB168, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 6.88Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.21Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.73Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.85May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.06Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.35

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

#6EB168 Channel Values

How #6EB168 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 177 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6EB168 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6EB168 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6EB168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6EB168; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6EB168
Complementary
#AB68B1
Analogous
#92B168
Analogous
#68B186
Triadic
#686EB1
Triadic
#B1686E
Split comp.
#8668B1
Split comp.
#B16892

Tints & Shades of #6EB168

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

#81BB7C
#94C690
#A8D0A4
#BEDCBC
#D2E7D0
#E5F1E4

Shades

#5AA253
#4B8745
#3E6F39
#31582D
#244021
#152513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6EB168.

How #6EB168 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#6EB168
Protanopia#A8A868
Protanomaly#94AC68
Deuteranopia#9F9F6B
Deuteranomaly#8EA66A
Tritanopia#7AAAAA
Tritanomaly#75AD94
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6EB168 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6eb168: #6EB168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6EB168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6eb168': '#6EB168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.694, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_6eb168">#6EB168</color>
SVG fillfill="#6EB168"

More Green Colors

#6EB168 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6EB168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6EB168?

#6EB168 is a mid-tone green — rgb(110, 177, 104) in RGB and hsl(115, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #6EB168?

#6EB168 is rgb(110, 177, 104) — red 110, green 177, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6EB168?

#6EB168 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6EB168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6EB168 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6EB168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6EB168 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 14.36, which is visibly different.

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