Information about #6CD8CF color

#6CD8CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6CD8CF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 216, 207) — 42.4% red, 84.7% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 0 / 4 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6CD8CF is a confidently colored cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Downy (#6FD2BE) and Doc.com Green (#70EACA).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 216, 207) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6CD8CF: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6CD8CF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6CD8CF color variations

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

#6CD8CF 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 #6CD8CF

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

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CD8CF
  • RGB108, 216, 207
  • CMYK42, 0, 4, 15
  • CSSrgb(108, 216, 207)
  • HSL175°, 58%, 64%
  • HSL Precise175°, 58.065%, 63.529%
  • HSV175°, 50%, 85%
  • HSB175°, 50%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.847, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.847, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.847, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6CD8CF
  • DECIMAL ID7133391
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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