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#6BCBCC

#6bcbcc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bcbcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.55% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180.62°, with 48.74% saturation and 60.98% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.502

Complementary

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #cc6c6b

Split complementary

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #cc6b9a
  3. #cc9d6b

Analogous

  1. #6bcc9d
  2. #6bcbcc
  3. #6b9acc

Triadic

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #cc6bcb
  3. #cbcc6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #6c6bcc
  3. #cc6c6b
  4. #cbcc6b

Square

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #9d6bcc
  3. #cc6c6b
  4. #9acc6b

Monochromatic

  1. #287576
  2. #3cadae
  3. #6bcbcc
  4. #a4dfe0
  5. #ddf3f3

Shades

#6bcbcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #60b7b8
  3. #56a2a3
  4. #4b8e8f
  5. #407a7a
  6. #366666
  7. #2b5152
  8. #203d3d
  9. #152929
  10. #0b1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bcbcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #7ad0d1
  3. #89d5d6
  4. #97dbdb
  5. #a6e0e0
  6. #b5e5e6
  7. #c4eaeb
  8. #d3eff0
  9. #e1f5f5
  10. #f0fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bcbcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bcbcc
  2. #6dc4c4
  3. #6fbcbd
  4. #71b5b5
  5. #73adae
  6. #76a6a6
  7. #789e9e
  8. #7a9797
  9. #7c8f8f
  10. #7e8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb7cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31d0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5c6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99bfcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fcecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bcbcc {
  color: #6bcbcc;
}
Background
.bg-6bcbcc {
  background-color: #6bcbcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bcbcc {
  border: 2px solid #6bcbcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bcbcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 203 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bcbcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bcbcc, #6b9acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bcbcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 203 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.20 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.15 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.57 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.61 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.54 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.20 #943433 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6bcbcc  rgb(107, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 49%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc6c6b  rgb(204, 108, 107)  hsl(1, 49%, 61%)  Indian Red
#cc6bcb  rgb(204, 107, 203)  hsl(301, 49%, 61%)  Orchid
#cbcc6b  rgb(203, 204, 107)  hsl(61, 49%, 61%)  Straw