#6faaa2

Color #6faaa2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6faaa2

RGB

rgb(111, 170, 162)

HSL

hsl(171.9, 25.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.9, 34.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 0%, 4.7%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.54, -20.98, -1.97)

LCH

lch(65.54, 21.07, 185.36)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0627, 185.13)

HWB

hwb(171.9, 43.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa6f77

Analogous

#6faa85

#6faaa2

#6f94aa

Triadic

#6faaa2

#a26faa

#aaa26f

Split-complementary

#6faaa2

#aa6f94

#aa856f

Tetradic

#6faaa2

#6f77aa

#aa6f77

#aaa26f

Square

#6faaa2

#856faa

#aa6f77

#94aa6f

Shades

Color #6faaa2 mixed toward black.

#57938b

#46766f

#345853

#233b38

#111d1c

Tints

Color #6faaa2 mixed toward white.

#87b8b2

#9fc6c1

#b7d5d1

#cfe3e0

#e7f1f0

Tones

Color #6faaa2 mixed toward gray.

#74a59e

#79a09b

#7e9b97

#839694

#889190

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8da4 · ΔE 24.6

Deuteranopia

#8984a4 · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#73a6a6 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6faaa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6faaa2]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#6faaa2 (#6faaa2) is rgb(111, 170, 162) in RGB.

No, #6faaa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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