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#6AD6DC Color

#6AD6DC is rgb(106, 214, 220) in RGB, hsl(183, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 3%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AD6DC
HEX#6AD6DC
RGBrgb(106, 214, 220)
HSLhsl(183, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(183, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 3%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.1 200.2)
LABlab(79.47% -31.24 -13.05)
LCHlch(79.47% 33.86 202.68)

What #6AD6DC 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 #6AD6DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7.75Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.02Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.82Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.14Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.03Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 11.36

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

#6AD6DC Channel Values

How #6AD6DC 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 214 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AD6DC 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AD6DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AD6DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AD6DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AD6DC
Complementary
#DC706A
Analogous
#6ADCA9
Analogous
#6A9EDC
Triadic
#DC6AD6
Triadic
#D6DC6A
Split comp.
#DC6A9E
Split comp.
#DCA96A

Tints & Shades of #6AD6DC

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

#7FDCE1
#94E2E6
#A8E7EB
#B9ECEF
#CDF1F3
#E2F7F8

Shades

#45CCD3
#2EBBC2
#25979D
#1D777C
#145357
#0D3436

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AD6DC.

How #6AD6DC 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#6AD6DC
Protanopia#C9C9DC
Protanomaly#ABCEDC
Deuteranopia#BBBBDE
Deuteranomaly#A1C6DD
Tritanopia#68D7D7
Tritanomaly#69D6D9
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AD6DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ad6dc: #6AD6DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AD6DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ad6dc': '#6AD6DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.839, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6ad6dc">#6AD6DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AD6DC"

More Teal Colors

#6AD6DC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AD6DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AD6DC?

#6AD6DC is a light teal — rgb(106, 214, 220) in RGB and hsl(183, 62%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #6AD6DC?

#6AD6DC is rgb(106, 214, 220) — red 106, green 214, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AD6DC?

#6AD6DC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 3%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AD6DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AD6DC scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AD6DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AD6DC 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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