HEX atlas value

#6AD864

#6AD864 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 216, 100, HSL 117, 60%, 62%, has luminance 0.531, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#6AD864 Sample readable text

HEX #6AD864

RGB rgb(106, 216, 100)

HSL hsl(117 60% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(51, 0, 54, 15)

Luminance 0.531

Contrast Black 11.62:1White 1.81:1

CSS

--color-6ad864: #6AD864;
.background-6ad864 { background-color: #6AD864; }
.text-6ad864 { color: #6AD864; }

Luminance0.531

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#6AD864","rgb":[106,216,100],"hsl":[117,60,62],"cmyk":[51,0,54,15],"luminance":0.531,"contrast":{"black":11.62,"white":1.81}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.81,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B0EBAD","hex":"#B0EBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#57EE4F","hex":"#57EE4F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.75,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4D864","hex":"#A4D864","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.58,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#64D898","hex":"#64D898","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.82,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6ad864.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D264D8","analogous":["#A4D864","#64D898"],"triadic":["#646AD8","#D8646A"],"tetradic":["#64A4D8","#D264D8","#D89864"],"splitComplementary":["#9864D8","#D864A4"],"monochromatic":["#B0EBAD","#6AD864","#34B42D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B0EBAD","dark":"#34B42D","saturated":"#57EE4F","desaturated":"#7DC379","pastel":"#D0EDCF","neon":"#6EFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":36.49657518178932},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":36.49657518178932},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":47.30750469005948},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":59},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":60.44832503882965}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6AD864

#6AD864 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #6AD864 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 106, 216, and 100, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 60% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.531, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.50, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.62:1AA Pass

White text1.81:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6AD864 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.81:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B0EBAD#000000 text · best 15.33:1#B0EBAD

#57EE4F#000000 text · best 13.75:1#57EE4F

#A4D864#000000 text · best 12.58:1#A4D864

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#64D898#000000 text · best 11.82:1#64D898

Generated Palette

#6AD864#6AD864

#D264D8#D264D8

#A4D864#A4D864

#64D898#64D898

#B0EBAD#B0EBAD

#34B42D#34B42D

Color Harmonies

#D264D8#D264D8

#A4D864#A4D864

#64D898#64D898

#646AD8#646AD8

#D8646A#D8646A

Variants

#B0EBAD#B0EBAD

#34B42D#34B42D

#57EE4F#57EE4F

#7DC379#7DC379

#D0EDCF#D0EDCF

#6EFF66#6EFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Pistachio#93C572

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

#6AD864

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6AD864

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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