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#6FD8BC Color

#6FD8BC is rgb(111, 216, 188) in RGB, hsl(164, 57%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6FD8BC
HEX#6FD8BC
RGBrgb(111, 216, 188)
HSLhsl(164, 57%, 64%)
HSVhsv(164, 49%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.107 174)
LABlab(79.51% -37.00 3.97)
LCHlch(79.51% 37.21 173.87)

What #6FD8BC 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 #6FD8BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.58Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.39Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.28Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.02Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.79Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.97

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

#6FD8BC Channel Values

How #6FD8BC 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 111 · G 216 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 57% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 49% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6FD8BC 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6FD8BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6FD8BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6FD8BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6FD8BC
Complementary
#D86F8B
Analogous
#6FD887
Analogous
#6FBFD8
Triadic
#BC6FD8
Triadic
#D8BC6F
Split comp.
#D86FBF
Split comp.
#D8876F

Tints & Shades of #6FD8BC

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

#83DDC5
#97E2CE
#ABE8D8
#BBECDF
#CFF2E9
#E3F7F2

Shades

#4BCEAB
#34BC98
#2A987B
#217861
#175444
#0E342A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6FD8BC.

How #6FD8BC 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#6FD8BC
Protanopia#CBCBBC
Protanomaly#AED0BC
Deuteranopia#BEBEBE
Deuteranomaly#A4C9BD
Tritanopia#76D5D5
Tritanomaly#73D6CB
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6FD8BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6fd8bc: #6FD8BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6FD8BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6fd8bc': '#6FD8BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.847, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_6fd8bc">#6FD8BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6FD8BC"

More Green Colors

#6FD8BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6FD8BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6FD8BC?

#6FD8BC is a light green — rgb(111, 216, 188) in RGB and hsl(164, 57%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #6FD8BC?

#6FD8BC is rgb(111, 216, 188) — red 111, green 216, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6FD8BC?

#6FD8BC converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6FD8BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6FD8BC scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6FD8BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6FD8BC 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 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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