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#6fd1d4

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

RGB
111, 209, 212
HSL
182°, 54%, 63%
CMYK
48, 1, 0, 17
Luminance
0.5373

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fd1d4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fd1d4
Hue
182°
cyan
Saturation
54%
vivid
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5373
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.75:1
Closest name
Medium Turquoise
ΔE2000 4.7
Where it sits
Hue182° of 360°
Saturation54%
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#6fd1d4
RGBrgb(111, 209, 212)
HSLhsl(182, 54%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 1%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(78.3 -28.0 -10.4)
LCHlch(78.3 29.8 200.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.802 0.092 198.1)
Decimal7328212
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.820 0.831)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fd1d4;
background-color: #6fd1d4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fd1d4] bg-[#6fd1d4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fd1d4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.820, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fd1d4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FD1D4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(212, 209, 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 #6fd1d4 · 11.75:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fd1d4 as text scores 1.79:1 on white and 11.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fd1d4 on white: 1.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fd1d4 on black: 11.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C5C9D4
deuteranopia · #B4BCD5
tritanopia · #33D7D2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fd1d4 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.

#F4FAFB
#E9F6F6
#CEEDEE
#A9E3E5
#6fd1d4
#52C8CB
#38B9BC
#2F9A9D
#267B7E
#1F5A5C
#133839
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FAFBDarkest = 950 · #133839
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAFB;
  --brand-100: #E9F6F6;
  --brand-200: #CEEDEE;
  --brand-300: #A9E3E5;
  --brand-400: #6fd1d4;
  --brand-500: #52C8CB;
  --brand-600: #38B9BC;
  --brand-700: #2F9A9D;
  --brand-800: #267B7E;
  --brand-900: #1F5A5C;
  --brand-950: #133839;
  --brand: #6fd1d4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fd1d4

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#C0EBEC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B999B
Captions on the surface
Accent#D86B83
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1D6062
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBF9F9
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 #6fd1d4

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#D4726F
Analogous left#6FD4A4
Analogous right#6F9ED4
Split-complement 1#D46F9E
Split-complement 2#D4A46F
Triadic 1#D46FD1
Triadic 2#D1D46F
Tetradic#A46FD4

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green82.0%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan47.6%
Magenta1.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#6fd1d4 text on a black background

contrast 11.75:1

Card sample

#6fd1d4 text on a white background

contrast 1.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fd1d4;
Background color
Panel with #6fd1d4 background
background-color: #6fd1d4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fd1d4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 209, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 209, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fd1d4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fd1d4, #6F8ED4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fd1d4

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.

#6fd1d4 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.

#6fd1d4, answered

What color is #6fd1d4?

#6fd1d4 is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Medium Turquoise (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 182° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6fd1d4?

rgb(111, 209, 212) — 111 red, 209 green and 212 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 82% / 83.1% by channel.

Is #6fd1d4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5373 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fd1d4?

Black. It scores 11.75:1 against #6fd1d4, versus 1.79:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fd1d4?

#D4726F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D46F9E and #D4A46F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fd1d4?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EBEC for borders, #4B999B for secondary text, #D86B83 as an accent and #1D6062 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FD4A4 and #6F9ED4 stays calm, while #D4726F is the loudest partner.

What is #6fd1d4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(48%, 1%, 0%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6fd1d4 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 #6FD4B2; nudged cooler, #6DB0D6.

Work with #6fd1d4 in the Color Lab