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#6BC7E1 Color

#6BC7E1 is rgb(107, 199, 225) in RGB, hsl(193, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 12%, 0%, 12%) 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BC7E1
HEX#6BC7E1
RGBrgb(107, 199, 225)
HSLhsl(193, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(193, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 12%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.095 218.5)
LABlab(75.31% -23.26 -21.93)
LCHlch(75.31% 31.97 223.31)

What #6BC7E1 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 #6BC7E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 6.44Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.73Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.79Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 8.1Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.19Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.21

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

#6BC7E1 Channel Values

How #6BC7E1 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 199 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BC7E1 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BC7E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BC7E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BC7E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BC7E1
Complementary
#E1846B
Analogous
#6BE1BF
Analogous
#6B8CE1
Triadic
#E16BC7
Triadic
#C7E16B
Split comp.
#E16B8C
Split comp.
#E1BF6B

Tints & Shades of #6BC7E1

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

#80CFE5
#91D5E8
#A6DDED
#BBE5F1
#D0EDF5
#E1F4F9

Shades

#45B9D9
#2AA8CB
#2289A5
#1A697F
#124A59
#0B2E37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BC7E1.

How #6BC7E1 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#6BC7E1
Protanopia#BBBBE1
Protanomaly#A1C0E1
Deuteranopia#AFAFE3
Deuteranomaly#99B9E2
Tritanopia#63CBCB
Tritanomaly#66C9D4
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #6BC7E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bc7e1: #6BC7E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BC7E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bc7e1': '#6BC7E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.780, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_6bc7e1">#6BC7E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BC7E1"

More Teal Colors

#6BC7E1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BC7E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BC7E1?

#6BC7E1 is a light teal — rgb(107, 199, 225) in RGB and hsl(193, 66%, 65%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #6BC7E1?

#6BC7E1 is rgb(107, 199, 225) — red 107, green 199, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BC7E1?

#6BC7E1 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 12%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BC7E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BC7E1 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BC7E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BC7E1 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 6.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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