#6cbbbd

Color #6cbbbd

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6cbbbd

RGB

rgb(108, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(181.5, 38%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.5, 42.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.15, -23.72, -8.62)

LCH

lch(71.15, 25.24, 199.97)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.078, 197.69)

HWB

hwb(181.5, 42.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd6e6c

Analogous

#6cbd96

#6cbbbd

#6c92bd

Triadic

#6cbbbd

#bd6cbb

#bbbd6c

Split-complementary

#6cbbbd

#bd6c92

#bd966c

Tetradic

#6cbbbd

#6e6cbd

#bd6e6c

#bbbd6c

Square

#6cbbbd

#966cbd

#bd6e6c

#92bd6c

Shades

Color #6cbbbd mixed toward black.

#4da8ab

#3d8789

#2e6566

#1f4344

#0f2222

Tints

Color #6cbbbd mixed toward white.

#84c6c8

#9dd2d3

#b5ddde

#cee8e9

#e6f4f4

Tones

Color #6cbbbd mixed toward gray.

#73b4b6

#79aeaf

#80a8a9

#87a1a2

#8e9b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596bd · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#908abc · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#72bcbc · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6cbbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6cbbbd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#6cbbbd (#6cbbbd) is rgb(108, 187, 189) in RGB.

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

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