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#6FD8BD Color

#6FD8BD is rgb(111, 216, 189) in RGB, hsl(165, 57%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6FD8BD
HEX#6FD8BD
RGBrgb(111, 216, 189)
HSLhsl(165, 57%, 64%)
HSVhsv(165, 49%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.106 174.6)
LABlab(79.53% -36.82 3.47)
LCHlch(79.53% 36.99 174.61)

What #6FD8BD 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 #6FD8BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.97Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.59Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.35Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.41Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.73

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

#6FD8BD Channel Values

How #6FD8BD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 57% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 49% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6FD8BD 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 text12.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6FD8BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6FD8BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6FD8BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6FD8BD
Complementary
#D86F89
Analogous
#6FD889
Analogous
#6FBDD8
Triadic
#BD6FD8
Triadic
#D8BD6F
Split comp.
#D86FBD
Split comp.
#D8896F

Tints & Shades of #6FD8BD

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

#83DDC6
#97E2D0
#ABE8D9
#BBECE0
#CFF2E9
#E3F7F2

Shades

#4BCEAD
#34BC9A
#2A987D
#217862
#175445
#0E342B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6FD8BD.

How #6FD8BD 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#6FD8BD
Protanopia#CBCBBD
Protanomaly#AED0BD
Deuteranopia#BEBEBF
Deuteranomaly#A4C9BE
Tritanopia#76D5D5
Tritanomaly#73D6CC
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6FD8BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6fd8bd: #6FD8BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6FD8BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6fd8bd': '#6FD8BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.847, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_6fd8bd">#6FD8BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#6FD8BD"

More Green Colors

#6FD8BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6FD8BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6FD8BD?

#6FD8BD is a light green — rgb(111, 216, 189) in RGB and hsl(165, 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #6FD8BD?

#6FD8BD is rgb(111, 216, 189) — red 111, green 216, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6FD8BD?

#6FD8BD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6FD8BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6FD8BD scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6FD8BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6FD8BD 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 5.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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