#6bb4bd

Color #6bb4bd

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6bb4bd

RGB

rgb(107, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(186.6, 38.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.6, 43.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.07, -20.42, -11.72)

LCH

lch(69.07, 23.54, 209.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0741, 205.77)

HWB

hwb(186.6, 42%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd746b

Analogous

#6bbd9d

#6bb4bd

#6b8bbd

Triadic

#6bb4bd

#bd6bb4

#b4bd6b

Split-complementary

#6bb4bd

#bd6b8b

#bd9d6b

Tetradic

#6bb4bd

#746bbd

#bd746b

#b4bd6b

Square

#6bb4bd

#9d6bbd

#bd746b

#8bbd6b

Shades

Color #6bb4bd mixed toward black.

#4ca0aa

#3d8088

#2e6066

#1e4044

#0f2022

Tints

Color #6bb4bd mixed toward white.

#84c0c8

#9ccdd3

#b5d9de

#cee6e9

#e6f2f4

Tones

Color #6bb4bd mixed toward gray.

#72afb6

#79a9af

#7fa4a8

#869fa2

#8d999b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091bb · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#8c86ba · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#70b9b9 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6bb4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6bb4bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6bb4bd (#6bb4bd) is rgb(107, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #6bb4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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