#6BC978
Closest named color: Soft Green (#6FC276). oklch(75.8% 0.146 147), rgb(107, 201, 120).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.25:1).
About this color
#6BC978 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 147°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Green (#6FC276), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.25:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (76%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Soft Green (#6FC276) |
| Black text | 10.25:1 |
| White text | 2.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6BC978 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 201, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 47%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.146 147) |
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 #6BC978 | 2.04:1 | Fails | Lc -44.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #6BC978 | 10.25:1 | AAA | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6BC978 text on white | 2.04:1 | Fails | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6BC978 text on black | 10.25:1 | AAA | Lc -62.6 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F0F8F1
oklch(97.1% 0.013 149.3)
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Step 100
100
#DFEFE0
oklch(93.6% 0.026 147.1)
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Step 200
200
#C4E3C6
oklch(88.5% 0.051 146.9)
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Step 300
300
#99D19E
oklch(80.9% 0.092 146.9)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#6BC978
oklch(75.8% 0.146 147)
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Step 500
500
#06A63C
oklch(63.2% 0.187 146.9)
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Step 600
600
#008B31
oklch(55.5% 0.165 147.1)
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Step 700
700
#007528
oklch(49% 0.145 147.1)
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Step 800
800
#00601F
oklch(42.6% 0.127 147)
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Step 900
900
#005019
oklch(37.6% 0.111 147.2)
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Step 950
950
#03300D
oklch(27.1% 0.077 146.8)
#6BC978 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) | #CBBB72 | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BEB27D | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5CC5B5 | 0.086 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B5B5B5 | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6BC978
#6BC978
oklch(75.8% 0.146 147)
- #E18EE0
#E18EE0
oklch(75.9% 0.145 327.3)
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 #6BC978, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Green #6FC276 ΔE 0.019
- Dark Mint #48C072 ΔE 0.040
- Seaweed #18D17B ΔE 0.044
- Greenblue #23C48B ΔE 0.050
- Algae Green #21C36F ΔE 0.051
- Turtle Green #75B84F ΔE 0.053
- Dark Mint Green #20C073 ΔE 0.055
- Emerald #06D6A0 ΔE 0.057
Use #6BC978 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.