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#6EC4AD Color

#6EC4AD is rgb(110, 196, 173) in RGB, hsl(164, 42%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6EC4AD
HEX#6EC4AD
RGBrgb(110, 196, 173)
HSLhsl(164, 42%, 60%)
HSVhsv(164, 44%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.091 174.5)
LABlab(73.27% -31.41 3.04)
LCHlch(73.27% 31.56 174.47)

What #6EC4AD 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 #6EC4AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.64Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.26Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.47Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.74Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.83Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.05

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

#6EC4AD Channel Values

How #6EC4AD 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 196 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 42% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 44% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6EC4AD 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6EC4AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6EC4AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6EC4AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6EC4AD
Complementary
#C46E85
Analogous
#6EC482
Analogous
#6EB0C4
Triadic
#AD6EC4
Triadic
#C4AD6E
Split comp.
#C46EB0
Split comp.
#C4826E

Tints & Shades of #6EC4AD

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

#80CBB7
#96D4C4
#A8DCCE
#BEE4DA
#D0ECE4
#E6F5F1

Shades

#51B89D
#419F86
#35826E
#296555
#1E483D
#122B25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6EC4AD.

How #6EC4AD 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#6EC4AD
Protanopia#B9B9AD
Protanomaly#A0BDAD
Deuteranopia#AEAEAF
Deuteranomaly#98B7AE
Tritanopia#73C1C1
Tritanomaly#71C2BA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6EC4AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ec4ad: #6EC4AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6EC4AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ec4ad': '#6EC4AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.769, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_6ec4ad">#6EC4AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6EC4AD"

More Green Colors

#6EC4AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6EC4AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6EC4AD?

#6EC4AD is a light green — rgb(110, 196, 173) in RGB and hsl(164, 42%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #6EC4AD?

#6EC4AD is rgb(110, 196, 173) — red 110, green 196, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6EC4AD?

#6EC4AD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6EC4AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6EC4AD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6EC4AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6EC4AD 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 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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