Palettes / Colors / #6AEC79

#6AEC79 — Light Green

#6AEC79 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #6AEC79 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.

#6AEC79 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC6ADD; it also sits naturally between #9CEC6A and #6AECBA. 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 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6AEC79

.text { color: #6AEC79; }
.background { background-color: #6AEC79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6AEC79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 236, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 77%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6AEC79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 236, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6AEC79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 236, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6AEC79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6AEC79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC6ADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6AEC79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6AEC79

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 #6AEC79 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 #6AEC79 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

← #6AEC78  ·  #6AEC7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6AEC79?

#6AEC79 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 106, 236, 121). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6AEC79?

#6AEC79 is RGB 106, 236, 121 — HSL 127°, 77%, 67% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 49%, 7%.

What colors go with #6AEC79?

Its complement is #EC6ADD; analogous partners are #9CEC6A and #6AECBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6AEC79 for text?

Black text on #6AEC79 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.