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#6BBCBF

#6BBCBF is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 73.7% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 40% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.19:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.57:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.19:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.57:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6BBCBF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#6BBCBF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #6BBCBF?

#6BBCBF is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 73.7% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 40% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #6BBCBF in RGB?

#6BBCBF is rgb(107, 188, 191): 107 red, 188 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #6BBCBF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(44, 2, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #6BBCBF?

PANTONE 310 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #6BBCBF?

Its complement #DF9F9B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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