#6db2b8

Color #6db2b8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6db2b8

RGB

rgb(109, 178, 184)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 34.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 40.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 3.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.42, -20.19, -9.92)

LCH

lch(68.42, 22.5, 206.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0703, 202.77)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 42.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8736d

Analogous

#6db899

#6db2b8

#6d8db8

Triadic

#6db2b8

#b86db2

#b2b86d

Split-complementary

#6db2b8

#b86d8d

#b8996d

Tetradic

#6db2b8

#736db8

#b8736d

#b2b86d

Square

#6db2b8

#996db8

#b8736d

#8db86d

Shades

Color #6db2b8 mixed toward black.

#509ea4

#407e84

#305f63

#203f42

#102021

Tints

Color #6db2b8 mixed toward white.

#85bfc4

#9eccd0

#b6d9dc

#cee5e7

#e7f2f3

Tones

Color #6db2b8 mixed toward gray.

#73adb2

#7aa8ac

#80a2a5

#869d9f

#8c9899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091b7 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#8c87b6 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#72b5b5 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6db2b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6db2b8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6db2b8 (#6db2b8) is rgb(109, 178, 184) in RGB.

No, #6db2b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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