Palettes / Colors / #6ABE8A

#6ABE8A — Muted Green

#6ABE8A is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #6ABE8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6ABE8A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE6A9E; it also sits naturally between #74BE6A and #6ABEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 75% · Blue 54%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6ABE8A

.text { color: #6ABE8A; }
.background { background-color: #6ABE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6ABE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 190, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 39%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6ABE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 190, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6ABE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 190, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6ABE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6ABE8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE6A9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6ABE8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6ABE8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6ABE8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6ABE8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6ABE8A?

#6ABE8A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 106, 190, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6ABE8A?

#6ABE8A is RGB 106, 190, 138 — HSL 143°, 39%, 58% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 27%, 25%.

What colors go with #6ABE8A?

Its complement is #BE6A9E; analogous partners are #74BE6A and #6ABEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6ABE8A for text?

Black text on #6ABE8A has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.