#6ACE85
Closest named color: Soft Green (#6FC276). oklch(77.2% 0.141 150.7), rgb(106, 206, 133).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.78:1).
About this color
#6ACE85 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 151°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Green (#6FC276), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.78:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Green (#6FC276) |
| Black text | 10.78:1 |
| White text | 1.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6ACE85 |
| RGB | rgb(106, 206, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 51%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.141 150.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6ACE85 | 1.94:1 | Fails | Lc -41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #6ACE85 | 10.78:1 | AAA | Lc 66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6ACE85 text on white | 1.94:1 | Fails | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6ACE85 text on black | 10.78:1 | AAA | Lc -65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
-
Step 50
50
#EDF9EF
oklch(97% 0.018 150.6)
-
Step 100
100
#D7F2DC
oklch(93.5% 0.041 150.8)
-
Step 200
200
#B4E8BF
oklch(88.4% 0.078 151)
-
Step 300
300 (this color)
#6ACE85
oklch(77.2% 0.141 150.7)
-
Step 400
400
#00C05C
oklch(70.6% 0.192 150.6)
-
Step 500
500
#00A54E
oklch(63.1% 0.171 150.6)
-
Step 600
600
#008B41
oklch(55.7% 0.151 150.7)
-
Step 700
700
#007535
oklch(49.2% 0.134 150.5)
-
Step 800
800
#00602B
oklch(42.8% 0.116 150.8)
-
Step 900
900
#005022
oklch(37.7% 0.103 150.5)
-
Step 950
950
#003012
oklch(27% 0.073 150.7)
#6ACE85 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CFC080 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C1B689 | 0.117 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55CBBB | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BABABA | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6ACE85
#6ACE85
oklch(77.2% 0.141 150.7)
- #E892DE
#E892DE
oklch(77.2% 0.141 331.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6ACE85, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.033
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.046
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.046
- Medium Aquamarine #66CDAA ΔE 0.050
- Dark Mint #48C072 ΔE 0.053
- Greenblue #23C48B ΔE 0.054
- Aqua Green #12E193 ΔE 0.057
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.060
Use #6ACE85 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.