#6bb2b6

Color #6bb2b6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6bb2b6

RGB

rgb(107, 178, 182)

HSL

hsl(183.2, 33.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.2, 41.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(68.27, -21.21, -9.05)

LCH

lch(68.27, 23.06, 203.11)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0717, 200.33)

HWB

hwb(183.2, 42%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b66f6b

Analogous

#6bb695

#6bb2b6

#6b8db6

Triadic

#6bb2b6

#b66bb2

#b2b66b

Split-complementary

#6bb2b6

#b66b8d

#b6956b

Tetradic

#6bb2b6

#6f6bb6

#b66f6b

#b2b66b

Square

#6bb2b6

#956bb6

#b66f6b

#8db66b

Shades

Color #6bb2b6 mixed toward black.

#509da1

#407e81

#305e61

#203f41

#101f20

Tints

Color #6bb2b6 mixed toward white.

#84bfc2

#9cccce

#b5d9db

#cee5e7

#e6f2f3

Tones

Color #6bb2b6 mixed toward gray.

#71acb0

#78a7aa

#7ea1a3

#849c9d

#8a9697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90b5 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#8b86b5 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#70b4b4 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6bb2b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6bb2b6]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6bb2b6 (#6bb2b6) is rgb(107, 178, 182) in RGB.

No, #6bb2b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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