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#6bcdb0 color: Aquarium Blue

#6bcdb0 is rgb(107, 205, 176) in RGB and oklch(78.034% 0.10263 172.045) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

78%
0.103
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #6bcdb0

#6bcdb0 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 10.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquarium Blue (#66cdaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #6bcdb0 mixed with white

  1. 6bcdb0
  2. 7cd2b8
  3. 8dd7bf
  4. 9cdcc7
  5. abe1cf
  6. b9e6d7
  7. c8ebdf
  8. d6f0e7
  9. e4f5ef
  10. f1faf7

Darker: #6bcdb0 mixed with black

  1. 6bcdb0
  2. 5cb299
  3. 4e9882
  4. 3f7e6c
  5. 326656
  6. 254e42
  7. 18382e
  8. 0d231c
  9. 040f0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #6bcdb0 with less saturation

  1. 6bcdb0
  2. 75cbb1
  3. 7fc9b1
  4. 87c7b2
  5. 8fc5b3
  6. 97c3b4
  7. 9ec0b4
  8. a5beb5
  9. abbcb6
  10. b1bab7

Questions about #6bcdb0

What color is #6bcdb0?

#6bcdb0 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Aquarium Blue. In RGB it is rgb(107, 205, 176), in HSL hsl(162.24, 49.49%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.034% 0.10263 172.045).

What colors go well with #6bcdb0?

The complementary color of #6bcdb0 is #eb9cbe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91c88b and #5acbd3. The triadic partners are #b9acf4 and #eca579.

Is white or black text more readable on #6bcdb0?

Black text reads better on #6bcdb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 10.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6bcdb0 a warm or cool color?

#6bcdb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 78% and its chroma 0.103.