What color is #6BDBDC?

#6BDBDC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BDBDC?

The RGB value is 107, 219, 220: 107 red, 219 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BDBDC?

The complementary color is #DC6C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BDBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BDBDC color

#6BDBDC rgb(107, 219, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BDBDC is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 85.9% green and 86.3% blue (107, 219, 220).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#6BDBDC color codes

HEX	`#6BDBDC`
RGB	`rgb(107, 219, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 85.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 51%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, -31.56, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 33.19, 198.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.308, 58.952, 76.74)`
Decimal	`7068636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BDBDC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6BDBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BDBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6BDBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bdbdc; }
.text { color: #6bdbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bdbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 219 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bdbdc, #6ba3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6BDBDC?: #6BDBDC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BDBDC?: The RGB value is 107, 219, 220: 107 red, 219 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BDBDC?: The complementary color is #DC6C6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BDBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.