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#6DCAE3 Color

#6DCAE3 is rgb(109, 202, 227) in RGB, hsl(193, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 11%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DCAE3
HEX#6DCAE3
RGBrgb(109, 202, 227)
HSLhsl(193, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(193, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 11%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.095 217.4)
LABlab(76.31% -23.75 -21.48)
LCHlch(76.31% 32.03 222.13)

What #6DCAE3 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 #6DCAE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 5.41Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 5.59Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.72Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.07Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 8.19Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.99

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

#6DCAE3 Channel Values

How #6DCAE3 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 109 · G 202 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DCAE3 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6DCAE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6DCAE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DCAE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6DCAE3
Complementary
#E3876D
Analogous
#6DE3C2
Analogous
#6D8FE3
Triadic
#E36DCA
Triadic
#CAE36D
Split comp.
#E36D8F
Split comp.
#E3C26D

Tints & Shades of #6DCAE3

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

#83D2E7
#94D8EB
#A9E0EF
#BAE6F2
#D0EEF6
#E1F4F9

Shades

#47BCDC
#27AACE
#208AA7
#196E85
#124E5E
#0B2E38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6DCAE3.

How #6DCAE3 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#6DCAE3
Protanopia#BEBEE3
Protanomaly#A4C3E3
Deuteranopia#B2B2E5
Deuteranomaly#9BBCE4
Tritanopia#65CDCD
Tritanomaly#68CCD6
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6DCAE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6dcae3: #6DCAE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DCAE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6dcae3': '#6DCAE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.792, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_6dcae3">#6DCAE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DCAE3"

More Teal Colors

#6DCAE3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6DCAE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DCAE3?

#6DCAE3 is a light teal — rgb(109, 202, 227) in RGB and hsl(193, 68%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #6DCAE3?

#6DCAE3 is rgb(109, 202, 227) — red 109, green 202, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DCAE3?

#6DCAE3 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 11%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DCAE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DCAE3 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DCAE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DCAE3 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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