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#6BDBCA Color

#6BDBCA is rgb(107, 219, 202) in RGB, hsl(171, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 8%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BDBCA
HEX#6BDBCA
RGBrgb(107, 219, 202)
HSLhsl(171, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(171, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 8%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.106 182.4)
LABlab(80.53% -36.65 -1.96)
LCHlch(80.53% 36.71 183.07)

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

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.36Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.92Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.98Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.05Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.56

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

#6BDBCA Channel Values

How #6BDBCA 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 219 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BDBCA 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #6BDBCA

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

Base
#6BDBCA
Complementary
#DB6B7C
Analogous
#6BDB92
Analogous
#6BB4DB
Triadic
#CA6BDB
Triadic
#DBCA6B
Split comp.
#DB6BB4
Split comp.
#DB926B

Tints & Shades of #6BDBCA

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

#80E0D2
#94E5D9
#A9EAE0
#B9EEE6
#CEF3ED
#E2F8F5

Shades

#46D2BD
#2FC1AB
#269C8A
#1E7B6D
#15564C
#0D352F

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

How #6BDBCA 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#6BDBCA
Protanopia#CDCDCA
Protanomaly#AFD3CA
Deuteranopia#BFBFCC
Deuteranomaly#A4CBCB
Tritanopia#70D9D9
Tritanomaly#6EDAD3
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BDBCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bdbca: #6BDBCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BDBCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bdbca': '#6BDBCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.859, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6bdbca">#6BDBCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BDBCA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#6BDBCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BDBCA?

#6BDBCA is a light teal — rgb(107, 219, 202) in RGB and hsl(171, 61%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #6BDBCA?

#6BDBCA is rgb(107, 219, 202) — red 107, green 219, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BDBCA?

#6BDBCA converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 8%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BDBCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BDBCA scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6BDBCA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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