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#6BC9EB Color

#6BC9EB is rgb(107, 201, 235) in RGB, hsl(196, 76%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BC9EB
HEX#6BC9EB
RGBrgb(107, 201, 235)
HSLhsl(196, 76%, 67%)
HSVhsv(196, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.101 224)
LABlab(76.18% -21.98 -25.97)
LCHlch(76.18% 34.02 229.76)

What #6BC9EB 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 #6BC9EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.62Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.5Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.66Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 6.78Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.74Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.42

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

#6BC9EB Channel Values

How #6BC9EB 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 201 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 76% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BC9EB 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BC9EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BC9EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BC9EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BC9EB
Complementary
#EB8D6B
Analogous
#6BEBCD
Analogous
#6B89EB
Triadic
#EB6BC9
Triadic
#C9EB6B
Split comp.
#EB6B89
Split comp.
#EBCD6B

Tints & Shades of #6BC9EB

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

#7DCFED
#93D8F0
#A5DEF3
#BCE6F6
#CEEDF8
#E4F5FB

Shades

#43BAE5
#1EA9DC
#188AB4
#136B8B
#0D4C63
#082D3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BC9EB.

How #6BC9EB 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#6BC9EB
Protanopia#BDBDEB
Protanomaly#A3C2EB
Deuteranopia#B1B1ED
Deuteranomaly#9ABBEC
Tritanopia#5FCECE
Tritanomaly#64CCDA
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #6BC9EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bc9eb: #6BC9EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BC9EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bc9eb': '#6BC9EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.788, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_6bc9eb">#6BC9EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BC9EB"

More Teal Colors

#6BC9EB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BC9EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BC9EB?

#6BC9EB is a light teal — rgb(107, 201, 235) in RGB and hsl(196, 76%, 67%) 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #6BC9EB?

#6BC9EB is rgb(107, 201, 235) — red 107, green 201, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BC9EB?

#6BC9EB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BC9EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BC9EB scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BC9EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BC9EB 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 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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