#6DD3CC

A light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Mediumturquoise.

About #6DD3CC

The hex code #6DD3CC represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 109 red, 211 green, and 204 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 48% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 175.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DD3CC
RGB109, 211, 204
HSL175.9°, 53.7%, 62.7%
CMYK48%, 0%, 3%, 17%
HSV175.9°, 48.3%, 82.7%
LAB78.6, -31.4, -5.7
XYZ40.5, 54.2, 65.5
Decimal7197644

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.84:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DD3CC; }
.text-color { color: #6DD3CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DD3CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC