#6bb2b5

Color #6bb2b5

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6bb2b5

RGB

rgb(107, 178, 181)

HSL

hsl(182.4, 33.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.4, 40.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.9%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.24, -21.47, -8.54)

LCH

lch(68.24, 23.11, 201.69)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0716, 199.17)

HWB

hwb(182.4, 42%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b56e6b

Analogous

#6bb593

#6bb2b5

#6b8db5

Triadic

#6bb2b5

#b56bb2

#b2b56b

Split-complementary

#6bb2b5

#b56b8d

#b5936b

Tetradic

#6bb2b5

#6e6bb5

#b56e6b

#b2b56b

Square

#6bb2b5

#936bb5

#b56e6b

#8db56b

Shades

Color #6bb2b5 mixed toward black.

#509da0

#407d80

#305e60

#203f40

#101f20

Tints

Color #6bb2b5 mixed toward white.

#84bfc1

#9cccce

#b5d9da

#cee5e6

#e6f2f3

Tones

Color #6bb2b5 mixed toward gray.

#71acaf

#77a7a9

#7ea1a3

#849b9c

#8a9696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90b4 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#8b86b4 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#70b4b4 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6bb2b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6bb2b5]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6bb2b5 (#6bb2b5) is rgb(107, 178, 181) in RGB.

No, #6bb2b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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