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#6ce2ce

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Turquoise

RGB
108, 226, 206
HSL
170°, 67%, 66%
CMYK
52, 0, 9, 11
Luminance
0.6204

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6ce2ce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6ce2ce
Hue
170°
cyan
Saturation
67%
vivid
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6204
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
83/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
13.41:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue170° of 360°
Saturation67%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool83% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6ce2ce
RGBrgb(108, 226, 206)
HSLhsl(170, 67%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 11%)
LABlab(82.9 -38.1 -0.4)
LCHlch(82.9 38.1 180.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.839 0.111 180.9)
Decimal7135950
Display P3color(display-p3 0.424 0.886 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6ce2ce;
background-color: #6ce2ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6ce2ce] bg-[#6ce2ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6ce2ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.886, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6ce2ce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6CE2CE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 226, 108)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #6ce2ce · 13.41:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.41:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6ce2ce as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.41:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6ce2ce on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6ce2ce on black: 13.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9D7CD
deuteranopia · #C7C9D0
tritanopia · #26E5DC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6ce2ce is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBFA
#E8F8F5
#CAF1EB
#A1ECE0
#6ce2ce
#44DAC0
#28CCB1
#22AA93
#1B8876
#176356
#0F3E36
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3FBFADarkest = 950 · #0F3E36
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBFA;
  --brand-100: #E8F8F5;
  --brand-200: #CAF1EB;
  --brand-300: #A1ECE0;
  --brand-400: #6ce2ce;
  --brand-500: #44DAC0;
  --brand-600: #28CCB1;
  --brand-700: #22AA93;
  --brand-800: #1B8876;
  --brand-900: #176356;
  --brand-950: #0F3E36;
  --brand: #6ce2ce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6ce2ce

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8D
Captions on the surface
Accent#AE1E5A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#156A5C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFBF8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142422
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6ce2ce

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#E26C80
Analogous left#6CE293
Analogous right#6CBBE2
Split-complement 1#E26CBB
Split-complement 2#E2936C
Triadic 1#CE6CE2
Triadic 2#E2CE6C
Tetradic#936CE2

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green88.6%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.8%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#6ce2ce text on a black background

contrast 13.41:1

Card sample

#6ce2ce text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6ce2ce;
Background color
Panel with #6ce2ce background
background-color: #6ce2ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6ce2ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 226, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 226, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6ce2ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ce2ce, #6CA7E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6ce2ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6ce2ce in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#6ce2ce, answered

What color is #6ce2ce?

#6ce2ce is a light vivid cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 170° on the hue wheel with 67% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6ce2ce?

rgb(108, 226, 206) — 108 red, 226 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 42.4% / 88.6% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #6ce2ce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6204 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 13.41:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6ce2ce?

Black. It scores 13.41:1 against #6ce2ce, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6ce2ce?

#E26C80 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E26CBB and #E2936C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6ce2ce?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE5 for borders, #4B9B8D for secondary text, #AE1E5A as an accent and #156A5C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6CE293 and #6CBBE2 stays calm, while #E26C80 is the loudest partner.

What is #6ce2ce in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6ce2ce warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 83 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6CE2A3; nudged cooler, #6ACCE4.

Work with #6ce2ce in the Color Lab