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#6BCBC8

#6bcbc8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bcbc8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 79.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.48% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 178.13°, with 48% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5001

Complementary

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #cb6b6e

Split complementary

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #cb6b9e
  3. #cb986b

Analogous

  1. #6bcb98
  2. #6bcbc8
  3. #6b9ecb

Triadic

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #c86bcb
  3. #cbc86b

Tetradic

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #6b6ecb
  3. #cb6b6e
  4. #cbc86b

Square

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #986bcb
  3. #cb6b6e
  4. #9ecb6b

Monochromatic

  1. #297472
  2. #3dada9
  3. #6bcbc8
  4. #a4dfdd
  5. #dcf3f2

Shades

#6bcbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #60b7b4
  3. #56a2a0
  4. #4b8e8c
  5. #407a78
  6. #366664
  7. #2b5150
  8. #203d3c
  9. #152928
  10. #0b1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bcbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #7ad0ce
  3. #89d5d3
  4. #97dbd9
  5. #a6e0de
  6. #b5e5e4
  7. #c4eae9
  8. #d3efef
  9. #e1f5f4
  10. #f0fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bcbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bcbc8
  2. #6dc4c1
  3. #6fbcba
  4. #71b5b2
  5. #73adab
  6. #76a6a4
  7. #789e9d
  8. #7a9796
  9. #7c8f8e
  10. #7e8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c3c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b6c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35d0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c6c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99bfc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50cec9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bcbc8 {
  color: #6bcbc8;
}
Background
.bg-6bcbc8 {
  background-color: #6bcbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bcbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #6bcbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bcbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 203 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 48% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bcbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bcbc8, #6b9ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bcbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 203 200 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.05 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.16 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.48 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.58 #943437 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6bcbc8  rgb(107, 203, 200)  hsl(178, 48%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb6b6e  rgb(203, 107, 110)  hsl(358, 48%, 61%)  Indian Red
#c86bcb  rgb(200, 107, 203)  hsl(298, 48%, 61%)  Orchid
#cbc86b  rgb(203, 200, 107)  hsl(58, 48%, 61%)  Dark Khaki