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#6BD1BB Color

#6BD1BB is rgb(107, 209, 187) in RGB, hsl(167, 53%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BD1BB
HEX#6BD1BB
RGBrgb(107, 209, 187)
HSLhsl(167, 53%, 62%)
HSVhsv(167, 49%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.101 177.7)
LABlab(77.28% -35.23 1.28)
LCHlch(77.28% 35.25 177.91)

What #6BD1BB 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 #6BD1BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.93Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.23Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.88Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.91Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.78Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.14

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

#6BD1BB Channel Values

How #6BD1BB 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 209 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 53% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 49% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BD1BB 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BD1BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BD1BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BD1BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BD1BB
Complementary
#D16B81
Analogous
#6BD188
Analogous
#6BB4D1
Triadic
#BB6BD1
Triadic
#D1BB6B
Split comp.
#D16BB4
Split comp.
#D1886B

Tints & Shades of #6BD1BB

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

#7ED7C4
#92DDCD
#A5E3D6
#BDEBE1
#D0F1EA
#E4F7F3

Shades

#4CC8AD
#36B095
#2C907B
#237160
#195246
#0E2F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BD1BB.

How #6BD1BB 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#6BD1BB
Protanopia#C4C4BB
Protanomaly#A8CABB
Deuteranopia#B7B7BD
Deuteranomaly#9EC2BC
Tritanopia#71CECE
Tritanomaly#6FCFC7
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BD1BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bd1bb: #6BD1BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BD1BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bd1bb': '#6BD1BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.820, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_6bd1bb">#6BD1BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BD1BB"

More Green Colors

#6BD1BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BD1BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BD1BB?

#6BD1BB is a light green — rgb(107, 209, 187) in RGB and hsl(167, 53%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #6BD1BB?

#6BD1BB is rgb(107, 209, 187) — red 107, green 209, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BD1BB?

#6BD1BB converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BD1BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BD1BB scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BD1BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BD1BB 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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