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#6FCDCA closest to Petrichor

#6FCDCA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Petrichor. In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(111, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 48% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #6FCDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.26:1.

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Variations of #6FCDCA

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

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

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B9CB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C5CA
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C6CA
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B9CB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3C0CB
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3DD2CC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5ECFCB
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEC2C1

#6FCDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#6FCDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.26:1 Very good#6FCDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6FCDCA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(111 205 202);
color: hsl(178 48% 62%);
color: oklch(0.790 0.090 192.8);

#6FCDCA FAQ

What color is #6FCDCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #6FCDCA?

#6FCDCA is rgb(111, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(178, 48%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6FCDCA?

The complementary color of #6FCDCA is #CD6F72, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6FCDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #6FCDCA: 11.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6FCDCA a warm or cool color?

#6FCDCA is a cool color.