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#6FCBC9

#6fcbc9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6fcbc9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 79.61% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.99% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 178.7°, with 46.94% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5031

Complementary

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #cb6f71

Split complementary

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #cb6f9f
  3. #cb9b6f

Analogous

  1. #6fcb9b
  2. #6fcbc9
  3. #6f9fcb

Triadic

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #c96fcb
  3. #cbc96f

Tetradic

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #6f71cb
  3. #cb6f71
  4. #cbc96f

Square

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #9b6fcb
  3. #cb6f71
  4. #9fcb6f

Monochromatic

  1. #2b7675
  2. #3faeac
  3. #6fcbc9
  4. #a7dfde
  5. #dff4f3

Shades

#6fcbc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #64b7b5
  3. #59a2a1
  4. #4e8e8d
  5. #437a79
  6. #386665
  7. #2c5150
  8. #213d3c
  9. #162928
  10. #0b1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#6fcbc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #7dd0ce
  3. #8cd5d4
  4. #9adbd9
  5. #a9e0df
  6. #b7e5e4
  7. #c5eae9
  8. #d4efef
  9. #e2f5f4
  10. #f1fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6fcbc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6fcbc9
  2. #71c4c2
  3. #72bcba
  4. #74b5b3
  5. #76adac
  6. #78a6a5
  7. #799e9d
  8. #7b9796
  9. #7d8f8f
  10. #7e8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3c2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c3c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b7ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fd0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6c6c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bbfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56ceca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6fcbc9 {
  color: #6fcbc9;
}
Background
.bg-6fcbc9 {
  background-color: #6fcbc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6fcbc9 {
  border: 2px solid #6fcbc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6fcbc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 203 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6fcbc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fcbc9, #6f9fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6fcbc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 203 201 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.39 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.41 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.44 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.95 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.95 #903436 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#6fcbc9  rgb(111, 203, 201)  hsl(179, 47%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb6f71  rgb(203, 111, 113)  hsl(359, 47%, 62%)  Indian Red
#c96fcb  rgb(201, 111, 203)  hsl(299, 47%, 62%)  Orchid
#cbc96f  rgb(203, 201, 111)  hsl(59, 47%, 62%)  Dark Khaki