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#6FBE99 Color

#6FBE99 is rgb(111, 190, 153) in RGB, hsl(152, 38%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6FBE99
HEX#6FBE99
RGBrgb(111, 190, 153)
HSLhsl(152, 38%, 59%)
HSVhsv(152, 42%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.096 162.6)
LABlab(71.13% -31.87 10.78)
LCHlch(71.13% 33.65 161.31)

What #6FBE99 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 #6FBE99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.92Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.4Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.84Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.99Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.08

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

#6FBE99 Channel Values

How #6FBE99 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 111 · G 190 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 38% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 42% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6FBE99 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6FBE99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6FBE99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6FBE99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6FBE99
Complementary
#BE6F94
Analogous
#6FBE71
Analogous
#6FBCBE
Triadic
#996FBE
Triadic
#BE996F
Split comp.
#BE6FBC
Split comp.
#BE716F

Tints & Shades of #6FBE99

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

#84C8A8
#95D0B4
#ABD9C3
#BCE1D0
#D1EADF
#E3F2EB

Shades

#53B285
#449770
#377B5C
#2C6349
#204634
#132A1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6FBE99.

How #6FBE99 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#6FBE99
Protanopia#B4B499
Protanomaly#9DB899
Deuteranopia#A9A99B
Deuteranomaly#95B29A
Tritanopia#77BABA
Tritanomaly#74BCAE
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6FBE99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6fbe99: #6FBE99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6FBE99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6fbe99': '#6FBE99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.745, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_6fbe99">#6FBE99</color>
SVG fillfill="#6FBE99"

More Green Colors

#6FBE99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6FBE99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6FBE99?

#6FBE99 is a mid-tone green — rgb(111, 190, 153) in RGB and hsl(152, 38%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #6FBE99?

#6FBE99 is rgb(111, 190, 153) — red 111, green 190, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6FBE99?

#6FBE99 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6FBE99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6FBE99 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6FBE99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6FBE99 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 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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