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#6BF2EC

#6bf2ec ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6bf2ec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 94.9% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.48% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.33°, with 83.85% saturation and 68.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.7269

Complementary

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #f26b71

Split complementary

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #f26bb5
  3. #f2a86b

Analogous

  1. #6bf2a8
  2. #6bf2ec
  3. #6bb5f2

Triadic

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #ec6bf2
  3. #f2ec6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #6b71f2
  3. #f26b71
  4. #f2ec6b

Square

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #a86bf2
  3. #f26b71
  4. #b5f26b

Monochromatic

  1. #10b4ad
  2. #25ece3
  3. #6bf2ec
  4. #b1f8f5
  5. #ecfdfd

Shades

#6bf2ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #60dad4
  3. #56c2bd
  4. #4ba9a5
  5. #40918e
  6. #367976
  7. #2b615e
  8. #204947
  9. #15302f
  10. #0b1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bf2ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #7af3ee
  3. #89f5f0
  4. #97f6f2
  5. #a6f7f4
  6. #b5f9f6
  7. #c4faf7
  8. #d3fbf9
  9. #e1fcfb
  10. #f0fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bf2ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bf2ec
  2. #6de7e1
  3. #6fdbd6
  4. #71d0cc
  5. #73c4c1
  6. #76b9b6
  7. #78aeab
  8. #7aa2a0
  9. #7c9796
  10. #7e8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbe6e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e7ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f8f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ebec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0e2ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37f6ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bf2ec {
  color: #6bf2ec;
}
Background
.bg-6bf2ec {
  background-color: #6bf2ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bf2ec {
  border: 2px solid #6bf2ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bf2ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 242 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 84% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bf2ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bf2ec, #6bb5f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bf2ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 242 236 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.53 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.53 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.55 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.77 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.40 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.92 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.70 #940d13 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Aqua
#6bf2ec  rgb(107, 242, 236)  hsl(177, 84%, 68%)  Aqua
#f26b71  rgb(242, 107, 113)  hsl(357, 84%, 68%)  Light Coral
#ec6bf2  rgb(236, 107, 242)  hsl(297, 84%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#f2ec6b  rgb(242, 236, 107)  hsl(57, 84%, 68%)  Icterine