HEX atlas value

#6DBA86

#6DBA86 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 109, 186, 134, HSL 139, 36%, 58%, has luminance 0.4009, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#6DBA86 Sample readable text

HEX #6DBA86

RGB rgb(109, 186, 134)

HSL hsl(139 36% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(41, 0, 28, 27)

Luminance 0.4009

Contrast Black 9.02:1White 2.33:1

CSS

--color-6dba86: #6DBA86;
.background-6dba86 { background-color: #6DBA86; }
.text-6dba86 { color: #6DBA86; }

Luminance0.4009

Black text9.02:1AA Pass

White text2.33:1AA 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":"#6DBA86","rgb":[109,186,134],"hsl":[139,36,58],"cmyk":[41,0,28,27],"luminance":0.4009,"contrast":{"black":9.02,"white":2.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ACD8BA","hex":"#ACD8BA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.29,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#56D27D","hex":"#56D27D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.91,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6dba86.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/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BA6DA2","analogous":["#7BBA6D","#6DBAAC"],"triadic":["#866DBA","#BA866D"],"tetradic":["#6D7BBA","#BA6DA2","#BAAC6D"],"splitComplementary":["#AC6DBA","#BA6D7B"],"monochromatic":["#ACD8BA","#6DBA86","#418B59"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ACD8BA","dark":"#418B59","saturated":"#56D27D","desaturated":"#85A38E","pastel":"#CBDDD0","neon":"#52FF89"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":35.22782990761707},{"slug":"cadet-blue","name":"Cadet Blue","hex":"#5F9EA0","distance":40.69397989875161},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":41.30375285612676}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6DBA86

#6DBA86 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #6DBA86 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 109, 186, and 134, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 139deg with 36% saturation and 58% 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 0.4009, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.02:1AA Pass

White text2.33:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6DBA86 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ACD8BA#000000 text · best 13.29:1#ACD8BA

#56D27D#000000 text · best 10.91:1#56D27D

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

Dark Sea Green#000000 text · best 9.76:1#8FBC8F

Generated Palette

#6DBA86#6DBA86

#BA6DA2#BA6DA2

#7BBA6D#7BBA6D

#6DBAAC#6DBAAC

#ACD8BA#ACD8BA

#418B59#418B59

Color Harmonies

#BA6DA2#BA6DA2

#7BBA6D#7BBA6D

#6DBAAC#6DBAAC

#866DBA#866DBA

#BA866D#BA866D

Variants

#ACD8BA#ACD8BA

#418B59#418B59

#56D27D#56D27D

#85A38E#85A38E

#CBDDD0#CBDDD0

#52FF89#52FF89

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

#6DBA86

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6DBA86

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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