Close to Sky
#6ADEED
#6ADEED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Sky. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 87.1% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 78% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6ADEED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.58:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.28:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.28:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6ADEED as they’d see it.
#6ADEED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #6ADEED
What color is #6ADEED?
#6ADEED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Sky. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 87.1% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 187°, with 78% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6ADEED in RGB?
#6ADEED is rgb(106, 222, 237): 106 red, 222 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6ADEED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 6, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6ADEED?
PANTONE 318 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6ADEED?
Its complement #FFBEB4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.