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#6fd2df

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

RGB
111, 210, 223
HSL
187°, 64%, 66%
CMYK
50, 6, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5480

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fd2df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fd2df
Hue
187°
cyan
Saturation
64%
vivid
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
74%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5480
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.96:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue187° of 360°
Saturation64%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool90% 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#6fd2df
RGBrgb(111, 210, 223)
HSLhsl(187, 64%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(78.9 -25.6 -15.4)
LCHlch(78.9 29.8 211.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.808 0.095 206.6)
Decimal7328479
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.824 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fd2df;
background-color: #6fd2df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fd2df] bg-[#6fd2df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fd2df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.824, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fd2df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FD2DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 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 #6fd2df · 11.96:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.76:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.96:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fd2df as text scores 1.76:1 on white and 11.96:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fd2df on white: 1.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fd2df on black: 11.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C4CBE0
deuteranopia · #B2BEDF
tritanopia · #25D9D6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fd2df 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
#E8F6F7
#CBECF0
#A3E2EB
#6fd2df
#47C6D6
#2DB6C8
#2598A7
#1E7985
#195961
#10373D
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FAFBDarkest = 950 · #10373D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAFB;
  --brand-100: #E8F6F7;
  --brand-200: #CBECF0;
  --brand-300: #A3E2EB;
  --brand-400: #6fd2df;
  --brand-500: #47C6D6;
  --brand-600: #2DB6C8;
  --brand-700: #2598A7;
  --brand-800: #1E7985;
  --brand-900: #195961;
  --brand-950: #10373D;
  --brand: #6fd2df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fd2df

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#C0E7ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B929B
Captions on the surface
Accent#AA2233
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#175F68
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAF8FA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
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 #6fd2df

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#DF7C6F
Analogous left#6FDFB4
Analogous right#6F9ADF
Split-complement 1#DF6F9A
Split-complement 2#DFB46F
Triadic 1#DF6FD2
Triadic 2#D2DF6F
Tetradic#B46FDF

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green82.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.2%
Magenta5.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#6fd2df text on a black background

contrast 11.96:1

Card sample

#6fd2df text on a white background

contrast 1.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fd2df;
Background color
Panel with #6fd2df background
background-color: #6fd2df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fd2df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 210, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 210, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fd2df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fd2df, #6F87DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fd2df

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.

#6fd2df 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.

#6fd2df, answered

What color is #6fd2df?

#6fd2df is a light vivid cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 187° on the hue wheel with 64% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6fd2df?

rgb(111, 210, 223) — 111 red, 210 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 82.4% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #6fd2df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5480 and perceived brightness is 74%, so black text on it reaches 11.96:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fd2df?

Black. It scores 11.96:1 against #6fd2df, versus 1.76:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fd2df?

#DF7C6F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF6F9A and #DFB46F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fd2df?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E7ED for borders, #4B929B for secondary text, #AA2233 as an accent and #175F68 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FDFB4 and #6F9ADF stays calm, while #DF7C6F is the loudest partner.

What is #6fd2df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6fd2df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 90 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6FDFC3; nudged cooler, #6DB5E1.

Work with #6fd2df in the Color Lab