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#6ddf8f

a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Light Green

RGB
109, 223, 143
HSL
138°, 64%, 65%
CMYK
51, 0, 36, 13
Luminance
0.5801

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6ddf8f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6ddf8f
Hue
138°
green
Saturation
64%
vivid
Lightness
65%
light
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5801
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
70/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.60:1
Closest name
Light Green
ΔE2000 5.3
Where it sits
Hue138° of 360°
Saturation64%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool70% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6ddf8f
RGBrgb(109, 223, 143)
HSLhsl(138, 64%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 36%, 13%)
LABlab(80.7 -49.8 29.5)
LCHlch(80.7 57.9 149.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.817 0.154 151.3)
Decimal7200655
Display P3color(display-p3 0.427 0.875 0.561)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6ddf8f;
background-color: #6ddf8f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6ddf8f] bg-[#6ddf8f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6ddf8f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.427, green: 0.875, blue: 0.561)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6ddf8f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6DDF8F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(143, 223, 109)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #6ddf8f · 12.60:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.67:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.60:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6ddf8f as text scores 1.67:1 on white and 12.60:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6ddf8f on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6ddf8f on black: 12.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E0CF8A
deuteranopia · #D0C494
tritanopia · #53DCCB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6ddf8f is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FBF6
#E8F7ED
#CBF1D6
#A3EBB8
#6ddf8f
#47D772
#2CC95B
#25A74C
#1D863D
#19612F
#103D1D
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FBF6Darkest = 950 · #103D1D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBF6;
  --brand-100: #E8F7ED;
  --brand-200: #CBF1D6;
  --brand-300: #A3EBB8;
  --brand-400: #6ddf8f;
  --brand-500: #47D772;
  --brand-600: #2CC95B;
  --brand-700: #25A74C;
  --brand-800: #1D863D;
  --brand-900: #19612F;
  --brand-950: #103D1D;
  --brand: #6ddf8f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6ddf8f

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B63
Captions on the surface
Accent#AC20A5
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#17692F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFAEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6ddf8f

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DF6DBD
Analogous left#84DF6D
Analogous right#6DDFC8
Split-complement 1#C86DDF
Split-complement 2#DF6D84
Triadic 1#8F6DDF
Triadic 2#DF8F6D
Tetradic#6D84DF

RGB percentages

Red42.7%
Green87.5%
Blue56.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow35.9%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#6ddf8f text on a black background

contrast 12.60:1

Card sample

#6ddf8f text on a white background

contrast 1.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6ddf8f;
Background color
Panel with #6ddf8f background
background-color: #6ddf8f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6ddf8f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(109, 223, 143, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(109, 223, 143, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6ddf8f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ddf8f, #6DDFDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6ddf8f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6ddf8f in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#6ddf8f, answered

What color is #6ddf8f?

#6ddf8f is a light vivid green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 5.3). It sits at 138° on the hue wheel with 64% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6ddf8f?

rgb(109, 223, 143) — 109 red, 223 green and 143 blue out of 255, or 42.7% / 87.5% / 56.1% by channel.

Is #6ddf8f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5801 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 12.60:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6ddf8f?

Black. It scores 12.60:1 against #6ddf8f, versus 1.67:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6ddf8f?

#DF6DBD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C86DDF and #DF6D84, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6ddf8f?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCD for borders, #4B9B63 for secondary text, #AC20A5 as an accent and #17692F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #84DF6D and #6DDFC8 stays calm, while #DF6DBD is the loudest partner.

What is #6ddf8f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(51%, 0%, 36%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6ddf8f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 70 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #75DF6D; nudged cooler, #6BE1B9.

Work with #6ddf8f in the Color Lab