#6facc9

Color #6facc9

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6facc9

RGB

rgb(111, 172, 201)

HSL

hsl(199.3, 45.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.3, 44.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.35, -11.99, -20.92)

LCH

lch(67.35, 24.11, 240.18)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0758, 229.65)

HWB

hwb(199.3, 43.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c98c6f

Analogous

#6fc9b9

#6facc9

#6f7fc9

Triadic

#6facc9

#c96fac

#acc96f

Split-complementary

#6facc9

#c96f7f

#c9b96f

Tetradic

#6facc9

#8c6fc9

#c98c6f

#acc96f

Square

#6facc9

#b96fc9

#c98c6f

#7fc96f

Shades

Color #6facc9 mixed toward black.

#4996bb

#397997

#2b5b72

#1c3c4c

#0e1e26

Tints

Color #6facc9 mixed toward white.

#87bad2

#9fc8db

#b7d6e4

#cfe3ed

#e7f1f6

Tones

Color #6facc9 mixed toward gray.

#77a9c2

#7ea7ba

#86a4b3

#8da1ab

#959fa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ec2 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#8a85c1 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#73bdbc · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6facc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6facc9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6facc9 (#6facc9) is rgb(111, 172, 201) in RGB.

No, #6facc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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