What color is #6DBED8?

#6DBED8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Skydive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6DBED8?

The RGB value is 109, 190, 216: 109 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6DBED8?

The complementary color is #D8876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6DBED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6DBED8 color

#6DBED8 rgb(109, 190, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #6DBED8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 74.5% green and 84.7% blue (109, 190, 216).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 58% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Skydive (#60BFD3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#6DBED8 color codes

HEX	`#6DBED8`
RGB	`rgb(109, 190, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 74.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 58%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 50%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, -17.8, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 27.3, 229.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.11, 45.033, 71.689)`
Decimal	`7192280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6DBED8, 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 #6DBED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6DBED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #6DBED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6dbed8; }
.text { color: #6dbed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6dbed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 190 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6dbed8, #6d89d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #6DBED8?: #6DBED8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Skydive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6DBED8?: The RGB value is 109, 190, 216: 109 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6DBED8?: The complementary color is #D8876D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6DBED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.