Close to Turquoise
#6BECDC
#6BECDC is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 92.5% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 77% 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 #6BECDC.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.43:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6BECDC as they’d see it.
#6BECDC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6BECDC
What color is #6BECDC?
#6BECDC is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 42% red, 92.5% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 77% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6BECDC in RGB?
#6BECDC is rgb(107, 236, 220): 107 red, 236 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6BECDC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 0, 7, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6BECDC?
PANTONE 3245 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6BECDC?
Its complement #FDCBCE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.