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#6DCDC8

#6dcdc8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6dcdc8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 80.39% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 176.88°, with 48.98% saturation and 61.57% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5108

Complementary

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #cd6d72

Split complementary

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #cd6da2
  3. #cd986d

Analogous

  1. #6dcd98
  2. #6dcdc8
  3. #6da2cd

Triadic

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #c86dcd
  3. #cdc86d

Tetradic

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #6d72cd
  3. #cd6d72
  4. #cdc86d

Square

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #986dcd
  3. #cd6d72
  4. #a2cd6d

Monochromatic

  1. #297874
  2. #3db1ab
  3. #6dcdc8
  4. #a6e1dd
  5. #dff4f3

Shades

#6dcdc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #62b9b4
  3. #57a4a0
  4. #4c908c
  5. #417b78
  6. #376764
  7. #2c5250
  8. #213e3c
  9. #162928
  10. #0b1514
  11. #000000

Tints

#6dcdc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #7cd2ce
  3. #8ad7d3
  4. #99dcd9
  5. #a7e1de
  6. #b6e6e4
  7. #c5ebe9
  8. #d3f0ef
  9. #e2f5f4
  10. #f0fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6dcdc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6dcdc8
  2. #6fc5c1
  3. #71beba
  4. #73b6b2
  5. #75aeab
  6. #77a7a4
  7. #789f9d
  8. #7a9796
  9. #7c8f8e
  10. #7e8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3c4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c4c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b8c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3ad2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c8c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cc1c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53d0ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6dcdc8 {
  color: #6dcdc8;
}
Background
.bg-6dcdc8 {
  background-color: #6dcdc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6dcdc8 {
  border: 2px solid #6dcdc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6dcdc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 205 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 49% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6dcdc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6dcdc8, #6da2cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6dcdc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 205 200 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.21 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.21 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.42 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.79 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.34 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.55 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.07 #923237 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6dcdc8  rgb(109, 205, 200)  hsl(177, 49%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd6d72  rgb(205, 109, 114)  hsl(357, 49%, 62%)  Indian Red
#c86dcd  rgb(200, 109, 205)  hsl(297, 49%, 62%)  Orchid
#cdc86d  rgb(205, 200, 109)  hsl(57, 49%, 62%)  Dark Khaki