#6eb2bc

Color #6eb2bc

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.71 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6eb2bc

RGB

rgb(110, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 36.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 41.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.59, -18.89, -11.87)

LCH

lch(68.59, 22.31, 212.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0703, 207.62)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 43.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc786e

Analogous

#6ebc9f

#6eb2bc

#6e8bbc

Triadic

#6eb2bc

#bc6eb2

#b2bc6e

Split-complementary

#6eb2bc

#bc6e8b

#bc9f6e

Tetradic

#6eb2bc

#786ebc

#bc786e

#b2bc6e

Square

#6eb2bc

#9f6ebc

#bc786e

#8bbc6e

Shades

Color #6eb2bc mixed toward black.

#4e9eaa

#3f7e88

#2f5f66

#1f3f44

#102022

Tints

Color #6eb2bc mixed toward white.

#86bfc7

#9eccd2

#b6d8dd

#cfe5e9

#e7f2f4

Tones

Color #6eb2bc mixed toward gray.

#74adb5

#7ba8af

#81a3a8

#889fa2

#8e9a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191ba · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#8d87b9 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#73b8b7 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6eb2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6eb2bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#6eb2bc (#6eb2bc) is rgb(110, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #6eb2bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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