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#6AC7DC Color

#6AC7DC is rgb(106, 199, 220) in RGB, hsl(191, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AC7DC
HEX#6AC7DC
RGBrgb(106, 199, 220)
HSLhsl(191, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(191, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.093 214.2)
LABlab(75.13% -24.57 -19.52)
LCHlch(75.13% 31.38 218.48)

What #6AC7DC 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 #6AC7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 5.33Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 5.72Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.13Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.27Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.03Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 10.4

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

#6AC7DC Channel Values

How #6AC7DC 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 199 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AC7DC 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AC7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AC7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AC7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AC7DC
Complementary
#DC7F6A
Analogous
#6ADCB8
Analogous
#6A8EDC
Triadic
#DC6AC7
Triadic
#C7DC6A
Split comp.
#DC6A8E
Split comp.
#DCB86A

Tints & Shades of #6AC7DC

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

#7FCFE1
#94D7E6
#A8DEEB
#B9E5EF
#CDECF3
#E2F4F8

Shades

#45B9D3
#2EA7C2
#25879D
#1D6B7C
#144B57
#0D2E36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AC7DC.

How #6AC7DC 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#6AC7DC
Protanopia#BBBBDC
Protanomaly#A1C0DC
Deuteranopia#AFAFDE
Deuteranomaly#98B9DD
Tritanopia#63CACA
Tritanomaly#66C9D1
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AC7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ac7dc: #6AC7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AC7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ac7dc': '#6AC7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.780, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6ac7dc">#6AC7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AC7DC"

More Teal Colors

#6AC7DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AC7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AC7DC?

#6AC7DC is a light teal — rgb(106, 199, 220) in RGB and hsl(191, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #6AC7DC?

#6AC7DC is rgb(106, 199, 220) — red 106, green 199, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AC7DC?

#6AC7DC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 10%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AC7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AC7DC scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AC7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AC7DC 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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