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#6ACCCC

#6acccc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6acccc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 80% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 49% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5061

Complementary

  1. #6acccc
  2. #cc6a6a

Split complementary

  1. #6acccc
  2. #cc6a9b
  3. #cc9b6a

Analogous

  1. #6acc9b
  2. #6acccc
  3. #6a9bcc

Triadic

  1. #6acccc
  2. #cc6acc
  3. #cccc6a

Tetradic

  1. #6acccc
  2. #6a6acc
  3. #cc6a6a
  4. #cccc6a

Square

  1. #6acccc
  2. #9b6acc
  3. #cc6a6a
  4. #9bcc6a

Monochromatic

  1. #287575
  2. #3caeae
  3. #6acccc
  4. #a3e0e0
  5. #dcf3f3

Shades

#6acccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6acccc
  2. #5fb8b8
  3. #55a3a3
  4. #4a8f8f
  5. #407a7a
  6. #356666
  7. #2a5252
  8. #203d3d
  9. #152929
  10. #0b1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#6acccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6acccc
  2. #79d1d1
  3. #88d6d6
  4. #97dbdb
  5. #a6e0e0
  6. #b5e6e6
  7. #c3ebeb
  8. #d2f0f0
  9. #e1f5f5
  10. #f0fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6acccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6acccc
  2. #6cc4c4
  3. #6ebdbd
  4. #71b5b5
  5. #73aeae
  6. #75a6a6
  7. #779e9e
  8. #799797
  9. #7c8f8f
  10. #7e8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b7cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2dd1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99c0cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dcfcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6acccc {
  color: #6acccc;
}
Background
.bg-6acccc {
  background-color: #6acccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6acccc {
  border: 2px solid #6acccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6acccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 204 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6acccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6acccc, #6a9bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6acccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 204 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.78 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.63 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.05 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.76 #953333 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6acccc  rgb(106, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 49%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc6a6a  rgb(204, 106, 106)  hsl(0, 49%, 61%)  Indian Red
#cc6acc  rgb(204, 106, 204)  hsl(300, 49%, 61%)  Orchid
#cccc6a  rgb(204, 204, 106)  hsl(60, 49%, 61%)  Straw