What color is #6CD8D5?

#6CD8D5 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 #6CD8D5?

The RGB value is 108, 216, 213: 108 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6CD8D5?

The complementary color is #D86C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6CD8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6CD8D5 color

#6CD8D5 rgb(108, 216, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6CD8D5 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 84.7% green and 83.5% blue (108, 216, 213).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 58% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#6CD8D5 color codes

HEX	`#6CD8D5`
RGB	`rgb(108, 216, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 84.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 58%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.24, -31.73, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.24, 32.74, 194.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.745, 57.1, 71.707)`
Decimal	`7133397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6CD8D5, 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 #6CD8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6CD8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #6CD8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6cd8d5; }
.text { color: #6cd8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6cd8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 216 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6cd8d5, #6ca5d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6CD8D5?: #6CD8D5 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 #6CD8D5?: The RGB value is 108, 216, 213: 108 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6CD8D5?: The complementary color is #D86C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6CD8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.