HEX atlas value

#6AE778

#6AE778 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 231, 120, HSL 127, 72%, 66%, has luminance 0.6157, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#6AE778 Sample readable text

HEX #6AE778

RGB rgb(106, 231, 120)

HSL hsl(127 72% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(54, 0, 48, 9)

Luminance 0.6157

Contrast Black 13.31:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-6ae778: #6AE778;
.background-6ae778 { background-color: #6AE778; }
.text-6ae778 { color: #6AE778; }

Luminance0.6157

Black text13.31:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#6AE778","rgb":[106,231,120],"hsl":[127,72,66],"cmyk":[54,0,48,9],"luminance":0.6157,"contrast":{"black":13.31,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B9F4C0","hex":"#B9F4C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#57FA6A","hex":"#57FA6A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9AE76A","hex":"#9AE76A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6AE7B7","hex":"#6AE7B7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.73,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6ae778.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/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E76AD8","analogous":["#9AE76A","#6AE7B7"],"triadic":["#786AE7","#E7786A"],"tetradic":["#6A9AE7","#E76AD8","#E7B76A"],"splitComplementary":["#B76AE7","#E76A9A"],"monochromatic":["#B9F4C0","#6AE778","#22D337"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B9F4C0","dark":"#22D337","saturated":"#57FA6A","desaturated":"#7DD487","pastel":"#DBF5DE","neon":"#7AFF8A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":40.45985664828782},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":40.45985664828782},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":45.48626166217664},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":53.600373133029585},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":56.49778756730214}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6AE778

#6AE778 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #6AE778 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 106, 231, and 120, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 127deg with 72% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6157, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.31:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6AE778 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B9F4C0#000000 text · best 16.76:1#B9F4C0

#57FA6A#000000 text · best 15.29:1#57FA6A

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#9AE76A#000000 text · best 14.01:1#9AE76A

#6AE7B7#000000 text · best 13.73:1#6AE7B7

Generated Palette

#6AE778#6AE778

#E76AD8#E76AD8

#9AE76A#9AE76A

#6AE7B7#6AE7B7

#B9F4C0#B9F4C0

#22D337#22D337

Color Harmonies

#E76AD8#E76AD8

#9AE76A#9AE76A

#6AE7B7#6AE7B7

#786AE7#786AE7

#E7786A#E7786A

Variants

#B9F4C0#B9F4C0

#22D337#22D337

#57FA6A#57FA6A

#7DD487#7DD487

#DBF5DE#DBF5DE

#7AFF8A#7AFF8A

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Light Green#90EE90

Pistachio#93C572

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

#6AE778

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6AE778

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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