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#6BBFE1 Color

#6BBFE1 is rgb(107, 191, 225) in RGB, hsl(197, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 15%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BBFE1
HEX#6BBFE1
RGBrgb(107, 191, 225)
HSLhsl(197, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(197, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 15%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.095 226.4)
LABlab(73.01% -19.53 -25.40)
LCHlch(73.01% 32.04 232.45)

What #6BBFE1 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 #6BBFE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.97Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.15Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.27Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.97Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.4Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.89

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

#6BBFE1 Channel Values

How #6BBFE1 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 107 · G 191 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BBFE1 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BBFE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BBFE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BBFE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BBFE1
Complementary
#E18C6B
Analogous
#6BE1C7
Analogous
#6B84E1
Triadic
#E16BBF
Triadic
#BFE16B
Split comp.
#E16B84
Split comp.
#E1C76B

Tints & Shades of #6BBFE1

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

#80C8E5
#91D0E8
#A6D9ED
#BBE2F1
#D0EBF5
#E1F2F9

Shades

#45AFD9
#2A9DCB
#2280A5
#1A627F
#124559
#0B2B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BBFE1.

How #6BBFE1 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#6BBFE1
Protanopia#B4B4E1
Protanomaly#9CB9E1
Deuteranopia#A9A9E2
Deuteranomaly#94B2E2
Tritanopia#60C4C4
Tritanomaly#65C2D0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BBFE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bbfe1: #6BBFE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BBFE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bbfe1': '#6BBFE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.749, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_6bbfe1">#6BBFE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BBFE1"

More Teal Colors

#6BBFE1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BBFE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BBFE1?

#6BBFE1 is a light teal — rgb(107, 191, 225) in RGB and hsl(197, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #6BBFE1?

#6BBFE1 is rgb(107, 191, 225) — red 107, green 191, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BBFE1?

#6BBFE1 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 15%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BBFE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BBFE1 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BBFE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BBFE1 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 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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