#6cb3bf

Color #6cb3bf

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6cb3bf

RGB

rgb(108, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(188.7, 39.3%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.7, 43.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.89, -19.13, -13.09)

LCH

lch(68.89, 23.18, 214.38)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0733, 209.4)

HWB

hwb(188.7, 42.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf786c

Analogous

#6cbfa1

#6cb3bf

#6c89bf

Triadic

#6cb3bf

#bf6cb3

#b3bf6c

Split-complementary

#6cb3bf

#bf6c89

#bfa16c

Tetradic

#6cb3bf

#786cbf

#bf786c

#b3bf6c

Square

#6cb3bf

#a16cbf

#bf786c

#89bf6c

Shades

Color #6cb3bf mixed toward black.

#4c9fad

#3c7f8b

#2d6068

#1e4045

#0f2023

Tints

Color #6cb3bf mixed toward white.

#84c0ca

#9dccd4

#b5d9df

#cee6ea

#e6f2f4

Tones

Color #6cb3bf mixed toward gray.

#73aeb8

#7aa9b1

#81a4aa

#889fa3

#8f9a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091bc · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#8c86bc · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#71bab9 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6cb3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6cb3bf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#6cb3bf (#6cb3bf) is rgb(108, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #6cb3bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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