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#6EB9BC

#6eb9bc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6eb9bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 72.55% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.49% cyan, 1.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 182.31°, with 36.79% saturation and 58.43% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4164

Complementary

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #bc716e

Split complementary

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #bc6e92
  3. #bc986e

Analogous

  1. #6ebc98
  2. #6eb9bc
  3. #6e92bc

Triadic

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #bc6eb9
  3. #b9bc6e

Tetradic

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #716ebc
  3. #bc716e
  4. #b9bc6e

Square

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #986ebc
  3. #bc716e
  4. #92bc6e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e6163
  2. #469497
  3. #6eb9bc
  4. #a2d2d4
  5. #d7ecec

Shades

#6eb9bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #63a7a9
  3. #589496
  4. #4d8284
  5. #426f71
  6. #375d5e
  7. #2c4a4b
  8. #213838
  9. #162526
  10. #0b1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#6eb9bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #7dc0c3
  3. #8bc7c9
  4. #9aced0
  5. #a8d5d7
  6. #b7dcde
  7. #c5e3e4
  8. #d4eaeb
  9. #e2f1f2
  10. #f1f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6eb9bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6eb9bc
  2. #70b3b6
  3. #72aeb0
  4. #73a8aa
  5. #75a2a4
  6. #779d9e
  7. #799798
  8. #7b9192
  9. #7c8b8c
  10. #7e8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a8bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4abeba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab5bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90afbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5bbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6eb9bc {
  color: #6eb9bc;
}
Background
.bg-6eb9bc {
  background-color: #6eb9bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6eb9bc {
  border: 2px solid #6eb9bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6eb9bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 185 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6eb9bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6eb9bc, #6e92bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6eb9bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 185 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.18 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.20 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.27 #914643 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Verdigris
#6eb9bc  rgb(110, 185, 188)  hsl(182, 37%, 58%)  Verdigris
#bc716e  rgb(188, 113, 110)  hsl(2, 37%, 58%)  Old Rose
#bc6eb9  rgb(188, 110, 185)  hsl(302, 37%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#b9bc6e  rgb(185, 188, 110)  hsl(62, 37%, 58%)  Dark Khaki