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#6AB0BE Color

#6AB0BE is rgb(106, 176, 190) in RGB, hsl(190, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 7%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AB0BE
HEX#6AB0BE
RGBrgb(106, 176, 190)
HSLhsl(190, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(190, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 7%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.073 211.8)
LABlab(67.61% -20.21 -14.49)
LCHlch(67.61% 24.87 215.63)

What #6AB0BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6AB0BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.08Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.46Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 10.46Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 10.64Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 11.78Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 12.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#6AB0BE Channel Values

How #6AB0BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 106 · G 176 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AB0BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AB0BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AB0BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AB0BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AB0BE
Complementary
#BE786A
Analogous
#6ABEA2
Analogous
#6A86BE
Triadic
#BE6AB0
Triadic
#B0BE6A
Split comp.
#BE6A86
Split comp.
#BEA26A

Tints & Shades of #6AB0BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7FBBC7
#91C5CF
#A6D0D8
#BCDBE1
#D1E6EB
#E3F0F3

Shades

#4EA1B1
#438A98
#36707C
#2A5760
#1E3D43
#13272B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AB0BE.

How #6AB0BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6AB0BE
Protanopia#A7A7BE
Protanomaly#92AABE
Deuteranopia#9D9DBF
Deuteranomaly#8CA5BF
Tritanopia#66B2B2
Tritanomaly#68B1B7
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AB0BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6ab0be: #6AB0BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AB0BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ab0be': '#6AB0BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.690, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_6ab0be">#6AB0BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AB0BE"

More Teal Colors

#6AB0BE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AB0BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AB0BE?

#6AB0BE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(106, 176, 190) in RGB and hsl(190, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #6AB0BE?

#6AB0BE is rgb(106, 176, 190) — red 106, green 176, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AB0BE?

#6AB0BE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 7%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AB0BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AB0BE scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AB0BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AB0BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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