Information about #6CAEB2 color

#6CAEB2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6CAEB2 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 174, 178) — 42.4% red, 68.2% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 2 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6CAEB2 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fountain Blue (#65ADB2). Slightly further away sit Hannah (#6DA5B4) and Vintage Turquoise (#6DB6AD).

The recipe behind #6CAEB2 is rgb(108, 174, 178), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #6CAEB2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6CAEB2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6CAEB2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6CAEB2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CAEB2
  • RGB108, 174, 178
  • CMYK27, 2, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(108, 174, 178)
  • HSL183°, 31%, 56%
  • HSL Precise183.429°, 31.25%, 56.078%
  • HSV183°, 39%, 70%
  • HSB183°, 39%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.682, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.682, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.682, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6CAEB2
  • DECIMAL ID7122610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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