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#6EAECB closest to Serene Sea

#6EAECB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Serene Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(110, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 47% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #6EAECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.58:1.

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Variations of #6EAECB

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92A1CB
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FACCD
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93ABCC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92A1CB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #89A6CB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #43B6B7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #60B1C2
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9AA8B0

#6EAECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#6EAECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.58:1 Very good#6EAECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6EAECB in CSS

/* Serene Sea */
.color { color: #6EAECB; }
.background { background-color: #6EAECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6EAECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(110 174 203);
color: hsl(199 47% 61%);
color: oklch(0.718 0.078 228.5);

#6EAECB FAQ

What color is #6EAECB?

#6EAECB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6EAECB?

#6EAECB is rgb(110, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(199, 47%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6EAECB?

The complementary color of #6EAECB is #CB8B6E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6EAECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #6EAECB: 8.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6EAECB a warm or cool color?

#6EAECB is a cool color.