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#6AE2CC Color

#6AE2CC is rgb(106, 226, 204) in RGB, hsl(169, 67%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6AE2CC
HEX#6AE2CC
RGBrgb(106, 226, 204)
HSLhsl(169, 67%, 65%)
HSVhsv(169, 53%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.113 179.7)
LABlab(82.59% -39.38 -0.06)
LCHlch(82.59% 39.38 180.08)

What #6AE2CC 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 #6AE2CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.56Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.56Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.7Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.77Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.8Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.29

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

#6AE2CC Channel Values

How #6AE2CC 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 226 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 67% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 53% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6AE2CC 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6AE2CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6AE2CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6AE2CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6AE2CC
Complementary
#E26A80
Analogous
#6AE290
Analogous
#6ABCE2
Triadic
#CC6AE2
Triadic
#E2CC6A
Split comp.
#E26ABC
Split comp.
#E2906A

Tints & Shades of #6AE2CC

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

#7FE6D3
#90E9D9
#A6EDE0
#BBF2E8
#D0F6EF
#E1F9F5

Shades

#44DABE
#28CCAE
#21A68E
#19806D
#12594C
#0B372F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6AE2CC.

How #6AE2CC 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#6AE2CC
Protanopia#D4D4CC
Protanomaly#B3D9CC
Deuteranopia#C5C5CF
Deuteranomaly#A8D1CE
Tritanopia#71DFDF
Tritanomaly#6EE0D8
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6AE2CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ae2cc: #6AE2CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6AE2CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ae2cc': '#6AE2CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.886, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_6ae2cc">#6AE2CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6AE2CC"

More Green Colors

#6AE2CC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6AE2CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6AE2CC?

#6AE2CC is a light green — rgb(106, 226, 204) in RGB and hsl(169, 67%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.56.

What is the RGB value of #6AE2CC?

#6AE2CC is rgb(106, 226, 204) — red 106, green 226, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6AE2CC?

#6AE2CC converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6AE2CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6AE2CC scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6AE2CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6AE2CC 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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