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#6CBABC

#6cbabc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6cbabc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 72.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.55% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 181.5°, with 37.38% saturation and 58.04% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4194

Complementary

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #bc6e6c

Split complementary

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #bc6c92
  3. #bc966c

Analogous

  1. #6cbc96
  2. #6cbabc
  3. #6c92bc

Triadic

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #bc6cba
  3. #babc6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #6e6cbc
  3. #bc6e6c
  4. #babc6c

Square

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #966cbc
  3. #bc6e6c
  4. #92bc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #2d6162
  2. #459597
  3. #6cbabc
  4. #a1d3d4
  5. #d5ebec

Shades

#6cbabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #61a7a9
  3. #569596
  4. #4c8284
  5. #417071
  6. #365d5e
  7. #2b4a4b
  8. #203838
  9. #162526
  10. #0b1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cbabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #7bc1c3
  3. #89c8c9
  4. #98cfd0
  5. #a7d6d7
  6. #b6ddde
  7. #c4e3e4
  8. #d3eaeb
  9. #e2f1f2
  10. #f0f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cbabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cbabc
  2. #6eb4b6
  3. #70aeb0
  4. #72a9aa
  5. #74a3a4
  6. #769d9e
  7. #789798
  8. #7a9192
  9. #7c8c8c
  10. #7e8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b3b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46bfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90b0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57bdbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cbabc {
  color: #6cbabc;
}
Background
.bg-6cbabc {
  background-color: #6cbabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cbabc {
  border: 2px solid #6cbabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cbabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 186 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cbabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cbabc, #6c92bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cbabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 186 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.10 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.67 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.72 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.14 #934543 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Verdigris
#6cbabc  rgb(108, 186, 188)  hsl(182, 37%, 58%)  Verdigris
#bc6e6c  rgb(188, 110, 108)  hsl(2, 37%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#bc6cba  rgb(188, 108, 186)  hsl(302, 37%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#babc6c  rgb(186, 188, 108)  hsl(62, 37%, 58%)  Dark Khaki