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#6BCECB

#6bcecb ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bcecb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 80.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 178.18°, with 50.25% saturation and 61.37% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #ce6b6e

Split complementary

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #ce6b9f
  3. #ce996b

Analogous

  1. #6bce99
  2. #6bcecb
  3. #6b9fce

Triadic

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #cb6bce
  3. #cecb6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #6b6ece
  3. #ce6b6e
  4. #cecb6b

Square

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #996bce
  3. #ce6b6e
  4. #9fce6b

Monochromatic

  1. #287876
  2. #3bb2ae
  3. #6bcecb
  4. #a4e1df
  5. #def4f3

Shades

#6bcecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #60b9b7
  3. #56a5a2
  4. #4b908e
  5. #407c7a
  6. #366766
  7. #2b5251
  8. #203e3d
  9. #152929
  10. #0b1514
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bcecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #7ad3d0
  3. #89d8d5
  4. #97dddb
  5. #a6e2e0
  6. #b5e7e5
  7. #c4ebea
  8. #d3f0ef
  9. #e1f5f5
  10. #f0fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bcecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bcecb
  2. #6dc6c4
  3. #6fbebc
  4. #71b7b5
  5. #73afad
  6. #76a7a6
  7. #789f9e
  8. #7a9797
  9. #7c908f
  10. #7e8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3c5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c5cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c9cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bc2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ed1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bcecb {
  color: #6bcecb;
}
Background
.bg-6bcecb {
  background-color: #6bcecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bcecb {
  border: 2px solid #6bcecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bcecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 206 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bcecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bcecb, #6b9fce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bcecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 206 203 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.09 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.94 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.98 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.47 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.78 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.96 #943134 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6bcecb  rgb(107, 206, 203)  hsl(178, 50%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce6b6e  rgb(206, 107, 110)  hsl(358, 50%, 61%)  Indian Red
#cb6bce  rgb(203, 107, 206)  hsl(298, 50%, 61%)  Orchid
#cecb6b  rgb(206, 203, 107)  hsl(58, 50%, 61%)  Straw