#6DCCE8 Color

#6DCCE8 is rgb(109, 204, 232) in RGB, hsl(194, 73%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 12%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DCCE8

HEX#6DCCE8

RGBrgb(109, 204, 232)

HSLhsl(194, 73%, 67%)

HSVhsv(194, 53%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 12%, 0%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.098 219.4)

LABlab(77.03% -23.58 -23.08)

LCHlch(77.03% 32.99 224.38)

What #6DCCE8 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 #6DCCE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.14 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 6.3 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 6.44 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.51 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.67 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.87

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#6DCCE8 Channel Values

How #6DCCE8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 109 · G 204 · B 232	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 73% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 53% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 53% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.83:1 vs white · 11.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DCCE8 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 text11.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6DCCE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DCCE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #6DCCE8

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

Shades

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How #6DCCE8 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#6DCCE8

Protanopia#C0C0E8

Protanomaly#A5C5E8

Deuteranopia#B4B4EA

Deuteranomaly#9CBEE9

Tritanopia#64D0D0

Tritanomaly#68CEDA

Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #6DCCE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6dcce8: #6DCCE8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DCCE8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6dcce8': '#6DCCE8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.800, blue: 0.910)

Android XML<color name="color_6dcce8">#6DCCE8</color>

SVG fillfill="#6DCCE8"

More Teal Colors

#6DCCE8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#6DCCE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DCCE8?

#6DCCE8 is a light teal — rgb(109, 204, 232) in RGB and hsl(194, 73%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #6DCCE8?

#6DCCE8 is rgb(109, 204, 232) — red 109, green 204, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DCCE8?

#6DCCE8 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 12%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DCCE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DCCE8 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DCCE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DCCE8 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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