What color is #6CBBBC?

#6CBBBC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6CBBBC?

The RGB value is 108, 187, 188: 108 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CBBBC?

The complementary color is #BC6D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CBBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CBBBC color

#6CBBBC rgb(108, 187, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CBBBC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (108, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#6CBBBC color codes

HEX	`#6CBBBC`
RGB	`rgb(108, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 43%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, -23.98, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 25.31, 198.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.028, 42.357, 54.002)`
Decimal	`7125948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CBBBC, 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 #6CBBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CBBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #6CBBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cbbbc; }
.text { color: #6cbbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cbbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cbbbc, #6c93bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #6CBBBC?: #6CBBBC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6CBBBC?: The RGB value is 108, 187, 188: 108 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CBBBC?: The complementary color is #BC6D6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CBBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.