#6ca09e

Color #6ca09e

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6ca09e

RGB

rgb(108, 160, 158)

HSL

hsl(177.7, 21.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.7, 32.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(62.34, -17.62, -4.47)

LCH

lch(62.34, 18.18, 194.24)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0553, 192.85)

HWB

hwb(177.7, 42.4%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a06c6e

Analogous

#6ca084

#6ca09e

#6c88a0

Triadic

#6ca09e

#9e6ca0

#a09e6c

Split-complementary

#6ca09e

#a06c88

#a0846c

Tetradic

#6ca09e

#6c6ea0

#a06c6e

#a09e6c

Square

#6ca09e

#846ca0

#a06c6e

#88a06c

Shades

Color #6ca09e mixed toward black.

#588886

#466c6b

#355150

#233635

#121b1b

Tints

Color #6ca09e mixed toward white.

#84b0ae

#9dc0be

#b5cfce

#cedfdf

#e6efef

Tones

Color #6ca09e mixed toward gray.

#709c9a

#759796

#799392

#7d8f8e

#828a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86869e · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#837f9f · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#6f9f9f · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ca09e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ca09e]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6ca09e (#6ca09e) is rgb(108, 160, 158) in RGB.

No, #6ca09e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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