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#6ECF87 Color

#6ECF87 is rgb(110, 207, 135) in RGB, hsl(135, 50%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6ECF87
HEX#6ECF87
RGBrgb(110, 207, 135)
HSLhsl(135, 50%, 62%)
HSVhsv(135, 47%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.138 150.5)
LABlab(75.87% -41.71 26.66)
LCHlch(75.87% 49.50 147.42)

What #6ECF87 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 #6ECF87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.12Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.84Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.18Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.55Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.03Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.47

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

#6ECF87 Channel Values

How #6ECF87 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 207 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 50% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 47% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6ECF87 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6ECF87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6ECF87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6ECF87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6ECF87
Complementary
#CF6EB6
Analogous
#86CF6E
Analogous
#6ECFB6
Triadic
#866ECF
Triadic
#CF866E
Split comp.
#B66ECF
Split comp.
#CF6E86

Tints & Shades of #6ECF87

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

#81D596
#94DBA6
#A7E2B6
#BEE9C9
#D1F0D9
#E4F6E9

Shades

#4FC46C
#39AC56
#2F8E47
#256F37
#1B5028
#0F2E17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6ECF87.

How #6ECF87 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#6ECF87
Protanopia#C3C388
Protanomaly#A7C887
Deuteranopia#B6B68A
Deuteranomaly#9EC189
Tritanopia#7DC8C8
Tritanomaly#77CBB1
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6ECF87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ecf87: #6ECF87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6ECF87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ecf87': '#6ECF87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.812, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_6ecf87">#6ECF87</color>
SVG fillfill="#6ECF87"

More Green Colors

#6ECF87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6ECF87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6ECF87?

#6ECF87 is a light green — rgb(110, 207, 135) in RGB and hsl(135, 50%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #6ECF87?

#6ECF87 is rgb(110, 207, 135) — red 110, green 207, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6ECF87?

#6ECF87 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6ECF87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6ECF87 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6ECF87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6ECF87 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 11.84, which is visibly different.

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