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#6fefd7

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

RGB
111, 239, 215
HSL
169°, 80%, 69%
CMYK
54, 0, 10, 6
Luminance
0.7002

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6fefd7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6fefd7
Hue
169°
cyan
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7002
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
83/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.00:1
Closest name
Turquoise
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue169° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness69%
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#6fefd7
RGBrgb(111, 239, 215)
HSLhsl(169, 80%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 6%)
LABlab(87.0 -41.2 0.8)
LCHlch(87.0 41.2 178.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.873 0.119 179.3)
Decimal7335895
Display P3color(display-p3 0.435 0.937 0.843)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6fefd7;
background-color: #6fefd7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6fefd7] bg-[#6fefd7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6fefd7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.937, blue: 0.843)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6fefd7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6FEFD7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(215, 239, 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 #6fefd7 · 15.00:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.00:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #6fefd7 as text scores 1.40:1 on white and 15.00:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6fefd7 on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6fefd7 on black: 15.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E6E2D6
deuteranopia · #D2D4D9
tritanopia · #1CF2E8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6fefd7 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.

#F3FCFA
#E6F9F6
#C7F5EC
#9AF4E3
#6fefd7
#35E9C7
#18DCB8
#14B899
#10937B
#106A59
#0A4238
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3FCFADarkest = 950 · #0A4238
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCFA;
  --brand-100: #E6F9F6;
  --brand-200: #C7F5EC;
  --brand-300: #9AF4E3;
  --brand-400: #6fefd7;
  --brand-500: #35E9C7;
  --brand-600: #18DCB8;
  --brand-700: #14B899;
  --brand-800: #10937B;
  --brand-900: #106A59;
  --brand-950: #0A4238;
  --brand: #6fefd7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6fefd7

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#C0EDE4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8C
Captions on the surface
Accent#BB115B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0D7360
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FCF9
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 #6fefd7

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#EF6F87
Analogous left#6FEF97
Analogous right#6FC7EF
Split-complement 1#EF6FC7
Split-complement 2#EF976F
Triadic 1#D76FEF
Triadic 2#EFD76F
Tetradic#976FEF

RGB percentages

Red43.5%
Green93.7%
Blue84.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan53.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow10.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#6fefd7 text on a black background

contrast 15.00:1

Card sample

#6fefd7 text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6fefd7;
Background color
Panel with #6fefd7 background
background-color: #6fefd7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6fefd7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(111, 239, 215, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(111, 239, 215, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6fefd7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6fefd7, #6FB1EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6fefd7

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.

#6fefd7 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#6fefd7, answered

What color is #6fefd7?

#6fefd7 is a light electric cyan, closest to Turquoise (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 169° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6fefd7?

rgb(111, 239, 215) — 111 red, 239 green and 215 blue out of 255, or 43.5% / 93.7% / 84.3% by channel.

Is #6fefd7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7002 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 15.00:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6fefd7?

Black. It scores 15.00:1 against #6fefd7, versus 1.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6fefd7?

#EF6F87 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EF6FC7 and #EF976F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6fefd7?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE4 for borders, #4B9B8C for secondary text, #BB115B as an accent and #0D7360 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FEF97 and #6FC7EF stays calm, while #EF6F87 is the loudest partner.

What is #6fefd7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #6fefd7 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 #6FEFA8; nudged cooler, #6DD9F1.

Work with #6fefd7 in the Color Lab