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#6DE8DA Color

#6DE8DA is rgb(109, 232, 218) in RGB, hsl(173, 73%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 9%) 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 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6DE8DA
HEX#6DE8DA
RGBrgb(109, 232, 218)
HSLhsl(173, 73%, 67%)
HSVhsv(173, 53%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.112 185.4)
LABlab(84.74% -38.58 -4.25)
LCHlch(84.74% 38.81 186.29)

What #6DE8DA 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 #6DE8DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.58Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.45Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.75Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.24Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.6Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.63

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

#6DE8DA Channel Values

How #6DE8DA 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 232 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 73% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 53% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6DE8DA 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6DE8DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6DE8DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6DE8DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6DE8DA
Complementary
#E86D7C
Analogous
#6DE89D
Analogous
#6DB9E8
Triadic
#DA6DE8
Triadic
#E8DA6D
Split comp.
#E86DB9
Split comp.
#E89D6D

Tints & Shades of #6DE8DA

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

#7FEBDE
#95EEE4
#A7F1E9
#BDF5EE
#CEF7F3
#E5FBF8

Shades

#46E2D0
#22D8C3
#1CB09F
#15897B
#0F6157
#093934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6DE8DA.

How #6DE8DA 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#6DE8DA
Protanopia#D9D9DA
Protanomaly#B8DFDA
Deuteranopia#CACADC
Deuteranomaly#ADD7DC
Tritanopia#71E6E6
Tritanomaly#70E7E1
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6DE8DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6de8da: #6DE8DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6DE8DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6de8da': '#6DE8DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.910, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_6de8da">#6DE8DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6DE8DA"

More Teal Colors

#6DE8DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6DE8DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6DE8DA?

#6DE8DA is a light teal — rgb(109, 232, 218) in RGB and hsl(173, 73%, 67%) 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #6DE8DA?

#6DE8DA is rgb(109, 232, 218) — red 109, green 232, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6DE8DA?

#6DE8DA converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 6%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6DE8DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6DE8DA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6DE8DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6DE8DA 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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