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#6BBBBB closest to Castaway

#6BBBBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 42.0% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(107, 187, 187)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 37% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #6BBBBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.45:1.

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Variations of #6BBBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6BBBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6BBBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6BBBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3A9BC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B4BB
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B5BB
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3A9BC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96B0BC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #44C0BB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5DBDBB
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0B1B1

#6BBBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#6BBBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.45:1 Very good#6BBBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6BBBBB in CSS

/* Castaway */
.color { color: #6BBBBB; }
.background { background-color: #6BBBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6BBBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(107 187 187);
color: hsl(180 37% 58%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.079 195.6);

#6BBBBB FAQ

What color is #6BBBBB?

#6BBBBB is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Castaway. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6BBBBB?

#6BBBBB is rgb(107, 187, 187) in RGB, hsl(180, 37%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6BBBBB?

The complementary color of #6BBBBB is #BB6B6B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6BBBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #6BBBBB: 9.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6BBBBB a warm or cool color?

#6BBBBB is a cool color.