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#6fcfd0

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Medium Turquoise

RGB
111, 207, 208
HSL
181°, 51%, 63%
CMYK
47, 1, 0, 18
Luminance
0.5256

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fcfd0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fcfd0
Hue
181°
cyan
Saturation
51%
vivid
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5256
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.51:1
Closest name
Medium Turquoise
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue181° of 360°
Saturation51%
Lightness63%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% 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#6fcfd0
RGBrgb(111, 207, 208)
HSLhsl(181, 51%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 1%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(77.6 -28.0 -9.3)
LCHlch(77.6 29.5 198.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.796 0.091 196.4)
Decimal7327696
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.812 0.816)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fcfd0;
background-color: #6fcfd0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fcfd0] bg-[#6fcfd0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fcfd0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.812, blue: 0.816)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fcfd0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FCFD0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(208, 207, 111)

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 #6fcfd0 · 11.51:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.82:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.51:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fcfd0 as text scores 1.82:1 on white and 11.51:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fcfd0 on white: 1.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fcfd0 on black: 11.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C4C7D0
deuteranopia · #B3BBD1
tritanopia · #38D4CF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fcfd0 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.

#F4FAFA
#EAF6F6
#CFECED
#AAE3E3
#6fcfd0
#56C7C8
#3CB7B9
#32999A
#287A7B
#21595A
#143838
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FAFADarkest = 950 · #143838
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAFA;
  --brand-100: #EAF6F6;
  --brand-200: #CFECED;
  --brand-300: #AAE3E3;
  --brand-400: #6fcfd0;
  --brand-500: #56C7C8;
  --brand-600: #3CB7B9;
  --brand-700: #32999A;
  --brand-800: #287A7B;
  --brand-900: #21595A;
  --brand-950: #143838;
  --brand: #6fcfd0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fcfd0

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#C1EBEB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9A9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#D46B84
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1F5F60
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF9F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142424
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 #6fcfd0

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
  • 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
  • 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#D0706F
Analogous left#6FD0A0
Analogous right#6F9ED0
Split-complement 1#D06F9E
Split-complement 2#D0A06F
Triadic 1#D06FCF
Triadic 2#CFD06F
Tetradic#A06FD0

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green81.2%
Blue81.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan46.6%
Magenta0.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.4%

Color previews

#6fcfd0 text on a black background

contrast 11.51:1

Card sample

#6fcfd0 text on a white background

contrast 1.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fcfd0;
Background color
Panel with #6fcfd0 background
background-color: #6fcfd0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fcfd0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 207, 208, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 207, 208, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fcfd0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fcfd0, #6F8ED0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fcfd0

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.

#6fcfd0 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#6fcfd0, answered

What color is #6fcfd0?

#6fcfd0 is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Medium Turquoise (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 181° on the hue wheel with 51% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6fcfd0?

rgb(111, 207, 208) — 111 red, 207 green and 208 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 81.2% / 81.6% by channel.

Is #6fcfd0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5256 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 11.51:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fcfd0?

Black. It scores 11.51:1 against #6fcfd0, versus 1.82:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fcfd0?

#D0706F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D06F9E and #D0A06F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fcfd0?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C1EBEB for borders, #4B9A9B for secondary text, #D46B84 as an accent and #1F5F60 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FD0A0 and #6F9ED0 stays calm, while #D0706F is the loudest partner.

What is #6fcfd0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(47%, 1%, 0%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6fcfd0 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6FD0AD; nudged cooler, #6DAED2.

Work with #6fcfd0 in the Color Lab