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#6fd2bf

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

RGB
111, 210, 191
HSL
169°, 52%, 63%
CMYK
47, 0, 9, 18
Luminance
0.5323

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fd2bf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fd2bf
Hue
169°
cyan
Saturation
52%
vivid
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5323
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
83/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.65:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue169° of 360°
Saturation52%
Lightness63%
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#6fd2bf
RGBrgb(111, 210, 191)
HSLhsl(169, 52%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 9%, 18%)
LABlab(78.0 -33.7 0.4)
LCHlch(78.0 33.7 179.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.798 0.098 179.6)
Decimal7328447
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.824 0.749)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fd2bf;
background-color: #6fd2bf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fd2bf] bg-[#6fd2bf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fd2bf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.824, blue: 0.749)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fd2bf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FD2BF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(191, 210, 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 #6fd2bf · 11.65:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.65:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fd2bf as text scores 1.80:1 on white and 11.65:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fd2bf on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fd2bf on black: 11.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CBC8BE
deuteranopia · #BBBCC1
tritanopia · #44D5CC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fd2bf 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.

#F4FAF9
#E9F6F4
#CFEDE7
#AAE4D9
#6fd2bf
#54CAB3
#3ABBA2
#319B87
#277C6C
#205B4F
#143932
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FAF9Darkest = 950 · #143932
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAF9;
  --brand-100: #E9F6F4;
  --brand-200: #CFEDE7;
  --brand-300: #AAE4D9;
  --brand-400: #6fd2bf;
  --brand-500: #54CAB3;
  --brand-600: #3ABBA2;
  --brand-700: #319B87;
  --brand-800: #277C6C;
  --brand-900: #205B4F;
  --brand-950: #143932;
  --brand: #6fd2bf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fd2bf

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#C1ECE3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8C
Captions on the surface
Accent#D66B9A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1E6154
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF9F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142421
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 #6fd2bf

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#D26F82
Analogous left#6FD28D
Analogous right#6FB3D2
Split-complement 1#D26FB3
Split-complement 2#D28D6F
Triadic 1#BF6FD2
Triadic 2#D2BF6F
Tetradic#8D6FD2

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green82.4%
Blue74.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan47.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#6fd2bf text on a black background

contrast 11.65:1

Card sample

#6fd2bf text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fd2bf;
Background color
Panel with #6fd2bf background
background-color: #6fd2bf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fd2bf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 210, 191, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 210, 191, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fd2bf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fd2bf, #6FA3D2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fd2bf

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.

#6fd2bf 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.

#6fd2bf, answered

What color is #6fd2bf?

#6fd2bf is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 169° on the hue wheel with 52% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6fd2bf?

rgb(111, 210, 191) — 111 red, 210 green and 191 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 82.4% / 74.9% by channel.

Is #6fd2bf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5323 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 11.65:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fd2bf?

Black. It scores 11.65:1 against #6fd2bf, versus 1.80:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fd2bf?

#D26F82 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D26FB3 and #D28D6F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fd2bf?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C1ECE3 for borders, #4B9B8C for secondary text, #D66B9A as an accent and #1E6154 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FD28D and #6FB3D2 stays calm, while #D26F82 is the loudest partner.

What is #6fd2bf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(47%, 0%, 9%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6fd2bf 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 #6FD29B; nudged cooler, #6DC2D4.

Work with #6fd2bf in the Color Lab