#6ec4dc

Color #6ec4dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6ec4dc

RGB

rgb(110, 196, 220)

HSL

hsl(193.1, 61.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.1, 50%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 10.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -19.56, -20)

LCH

lch(74.8, 27.97, 225.64)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0898, 217.99)

HWB

hwb(193.1, 43.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc866e

Analogous

#6edcbd

#6ec4dc

#6e8ddc

Triadic

#6ec4dc

#dc6ec4

#c4dc6e

Split-complementary

#6ec4dc

#dc6e8d

#dcbd6e

Tetradic

#6ec4dc

#866edc

#dc866e

#c4dc6e

Square

#6ec4dc

#bd6edc

#dc866e

#8ddc6e

Shades

Color #6ec4dc mixed toward black.

#42b2d1

#2b94b1

#206f85

#154a59

#0b252c

Tints

Color #6ec4dc mixed toward white.

#86cee2

#9ed8e8

#b6e1ed

#cfebf3

#e7f5f9

Tones

Color #6ec4dc mixed toward gray.

#77bfd3

#80baca

#89b4c0

#93afb7

#9caaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cd7 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#968fd5 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#74d2d1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ec4dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ec4dc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6ec4dc (#6ec4dc) is rgb(110, 196, 220) in RGB.

No, #6ec4dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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