What color is #6BF5EB?

#6BF5EB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6BF5EB?

The RGB value is 107, 245, 235: 107 red, 245 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6BF5EB?

The complementary color is #F56B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6BF5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6BF5EB color

#6BF5EB rgb(107, 245, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6BF5EB is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 96.1% green and 92.2% blue (107, 245, 235).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 87% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#6BF5EB color codes

HEX	`#6BF5EB`
RGB	`rgb(107, 245, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 96.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 87%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.12, -39.75, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.12, 40.29, 189.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.705, 74.423, 90.116)`
Decimal	`7075307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6BF5EB, 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 #6BF5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6BF5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #6BF5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6bf5eb; }
.text { color: #6bf5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6bf5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 245 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6bf5eb, #6bbaf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Aqua.

Questions

What color is #6BF5EB?: #6BF5EB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6BF5EB?: The RGB value is 107, 245, 235: 107 red, 245 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6BF5EB?: The complementary color is #F56B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6BF5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.