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#6CD5BF Color

#6CD5BF is rgb(108, 213, 191) in RGB, hsl(167, 56%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 16%) 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CD5BF
HEX#6CD5BF
RGBrgb(108, 213, 191)
HSLhsl(167, 56%, 63%)
HSVhsv(167, 49%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.103 178.1)
LABlab(78.58% -35.94 1.03)
LCHlch(78.58% 35.95 178.35)

What #6CD5BF 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 #6CD5BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.11Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.66Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.99Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.62Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.09Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.73

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

#6CD5BF Channel Values

How #6CD5BF 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 108 · G 213 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 56% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 49% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CD5BF 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CD5BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CD5BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CD5BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CD5BF
Complementary
#D56C83
Analogous
#6CD58A
Analogous
#6CB8D5
Triadic
#BF6CD5
Triadic
#D5BF6C
Split comp.
#D56CB8
Split comp.
#D58A6C

Tints & Shades of #6CD5BF

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

#80DBC7
#94E1D0
#A7E6D9
#BBECE1
#CFF2EA
#E3F7F3

Shades

#4CCDB1
#34B79B
#2B9780
#217361
#185447
#0D3028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CD5BF.

How #6CD5BF 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#6CD5BF
Protanopia#C8C8BF
Protanomaly#ABCDBF
Deuteranopia#BBBBC1
Deuteranomaly#A1C6C0
Tritanopia#72D2D2
Tritanomaly#70D3CB
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CD5BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6cd5bf: #6CD5BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CD5BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6cd5bf': '#6CD5BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.835, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_6cd5bf">#6CD5BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CD5BF"

More Green Colors

#6CD5BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CD5BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CD5BF?

#6CD5BF is a light green — rgb(108, 213, 191) in RGB and hsl(167, 56%, 63%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #6CD5BF?

#6CD5BF is rgb(108, 213, 191) — red 108, green 213, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CD5BF?

#6CD5BF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 10%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CD5BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CD5BF scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CD5BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CD5BF 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 7.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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