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#6ce2d2

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

RGB
108, 226, 210
HSL
172°, 67%, 66%
CMYK
52, 0, 7, 11
Luminance
0.6223

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6ce2d2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6ce2d2
Hue
172°
cyan
Saturation
67%
vivid
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6223
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
84/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
13.45:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 2.9
Where it sits
Hue172° of 360°
Saturation67%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool84% 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#6ce2d2
RGBrgb(108, 226, 210)
HSLhsl(172, 67%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 11%)
LABlab(83.0 -37.1 -2.4)
LCHlch(83.0 37.2 183.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.840 0.110 183.6)
Decimal7135954
Display P3color(display-p3 0.424 0.886 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6ce2d2;
background-color: #6ce2d2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6ce2d2] bg-[#6ce2d2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6ce2d2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.886, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6ce2d2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6CE2D2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 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 #6ce2d2 · 13.45:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.56:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.45:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6ce2d2 as text scores 1.56:1 on white and 13.45:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6ce2d2 on white: 1.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6ce2d2 on black: 13.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9D7D1
deuteranopia · #C6C9D4
tritanopia · #20E6DD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6ce2d2 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
#E8F8F6
#CAF1EC
#A1ECE2
#6ce2d2
#44DAC6
#28CCB6
#22AA98
#1B887A
#176359
#0F3E37
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3FBFADarkest = 950 · #0F3E37
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBFA;
  --brand-100: #E8F8F6;
  --brand-200: #CAF1EC;
  --brand-300: #A1ECE2;
  --brand-400: #6ce2d2;
  --brand-500: #44DAC6;
  --brand-600: #28CCB6;
  --brand-700: #22AA98;
  --brand-800: #1B887A;
  --brand-900: #176359;
  --brand-950: #0F3E37;
  --brand: #6ce2d2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6ce2d2

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#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B90
Captions on the surface
Accent#AE1E56
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#156A5F
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 #6ce2d2

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#E26C7C
Analogous left#6CE297
Analogous right#6CB7E2
Split-complement 1#E26CB7
Split-complement 2#E2976C
Triadic 1#D26CE2
Triadic 2#E2D26C
Tetradic#976CE2

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green88.6%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow7.1%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#6ce2d2 text on a black background

contrast 13.45:1

Card sample

#6ce2d2 text on a white background

contrast 1.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6ce2d2;
Background color
Panel with #6ce2d2 background
background-color: #6ce2d2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6ce2d2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 226, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 226, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6ce2d2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ce2d2, #6CA3E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6ce2d2

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.

#6ce2d2 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.

#6ce2d2, answered

What color is #6ce2d2?

#6ce2d2 is a light vivid cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 2.9). It sits at 172° on the hue wheel with 67% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6ce2d2?

rgb(108, 226, 210) — 108 red, 226 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 42.4% / 88.6% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #6ce2d2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6223 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 13.45:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6ce2d2?

Black. It scores 13.45:1 against #6ce2d2, versus 1.56:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6ce2d2?

#E26C7C sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E26CB7 and #E2976C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6ce2d2?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDE7 for borders, #4B9B90 for secondary text, #AE1E56 as an accent and #156A5F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6CE297 and #6CB7E2 stays calm, while #E26C7C is the loudest partner.

What is #6ce2d2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6ce2d2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 84 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6CE2A7; nudged cooler, #6AC8E4.

Work with #6ce2d2 in the Color Lab