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#6CE5CF Color

#6CE5CF is rgb(108, 229, 207) in RGB, hsl(169, 70%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CE5CF
HEX#6CE5CF
RGBrgb(108, 229, 207)
HSLhsl(169, 70%, 66%)
HSVhsv(169, 53%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.114 179.8)
LABlab(83.59% -39.62 -0.17)
LCHlch(83.59% 39.62 180.24)

What #6CE5CF 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 #6CE5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.6Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.04Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.29Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.5Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.04Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.14

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

#6CE5CF Channel Values

How #6CE5CF 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 229 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 70% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 53% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6CE5CF 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6CE5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CE5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6CE5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6CE5CF
Complementary
#E56C82
Analogous
#6CE592
Analogous
#6CBFE5
Triadic
#CF6CE5
Triadic
#E5CF6C
Split comp.
#E56CBF
Split comp.
#E5926C

Tints & Shades of #6CE5CF

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

#81E9D6
#93ECDC
#A8F0E3
#BAF3E8
#CFF7EF
#E1FAF5

Shades

#45DEC2
#25D0B1
#1EA990
#188672
#115F51
#0A3830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6CE5CF.

How #6CE5CF 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#6CE5CF
Protanopia#D6D6CF
Protanomaly#B6DCCF
Deuteranopia#C7C7D2
Deuteranomaly#AAD4D1
Tritanopia#73E2E2
Tritanomaly#70E3DB
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CE5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ce5cf: #6CE5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CE5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ce5cf': '#6CE5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.898, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_6ce5cf">#6CE5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CE5CF"

More Green Colors

#6CE5CF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6CE5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CE5CF?

#6CE5CF is a light green — rgb(108, 229, 207) in RGB and hsl(169, 70%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #6CE5CF?

#6CE5CF is rgb(108, 229, 207) — red 108, green 229, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CE5CF?

#6CE5CF converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CE5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CE5CF scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CE5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CE5CF 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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