HEX atlas value

#6BDE5E

#6BDE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 107, 222, 94, HSL 114, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5618, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#6BDE5E Sample readable text

HEX #6BDE5E

RGB rgb(107, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(114 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(52, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.5618

Contrast Black 12.24:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-6bde5e: #6BDE5E;
.background-6bde5e { background-color: #6BDE5E; }
.text-6bde5e { color: #6BDE5E; }

Luminance0.5618

Black text12.24:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#6BDE5E","rgb":[107,222,94],"hsl":[114,66,62],"cmyk":[52,0,58,13],"luminance":0.5618,"contrast":{"black":12.24,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B1EEAA","hex":"#B1EEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.68,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"#5AF349","hex":"#5AF349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.35,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ABDE5E","hex":"#ABDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EDE91","hex":"#5EDE91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.33,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6bde5e.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":"#D15EDE","analogous":["#ABDE5E","#5EDE91"],"triadic":["#5E6BDE","#DE5E6B"],"tetradic":["#5EABDE","#D15EDE","#DE915E"],"splitComplementary":["#915EDE","#DE5EAB"],"monochromatic":["#B1EEAA","#6BDE5E","#35BA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B1EEAA","dark":"#35BA26","saturated":"#5AF349","desaturated":"#7CC973","pastel":"#D0EFCD","neon":"#75FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":43.46262762420146},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":43.46262762420146},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":51.234753829797995},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":52.952809179494906},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":64.22616289332565}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6BDE5E

#6BDE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #6BDE5E is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 107, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 66% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5618, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 43.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.24:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6BDE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B1EEAA#000000 text · best 15.68:1#B1EEAA

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

#5AF349#000000 text · best 14.35:1#5AF349

#ABDE5E#000000 text · best 13.34:1#ABDE5E

#5EDE91#000000 text · best 12.33:1#5EDE91

Generated Palette

#6BDE5E#6BDE5E

#D15EDE#D15EDE

#ABDE5E#ABDE5E

#5EDE91#5EDE91

#B1EEAA#B1EEAA

#35BA26#35BA26

Color Harmonies

#D15EDE#D15EDE

#ABDE5E#ABDE5E

#5EDE91#5EDE91

#5E6BDE#5E6BDE

#DE5E6B#DE5E6B

Variants

#B1EEAA#B1EEAA

#35BA26#35BA26

#5AF349#5AF349

#7CC973#7CC973

#D0EFCD#D0EFCD

#75FF66#75FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Pistachio#93C572

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Light Green#90EE90

#6BDE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6BDE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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