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#C6EFEA closest to Gentle Cold

#C6EFEA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(198, 239, 234)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 56% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. #C6EFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.94:1.

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Variations of #C6EFEA

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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#C6EFEA 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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#C6EFEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C6EFEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2E4EB
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1EBEA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2E4EB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBE8EA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBF1ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1F0EC
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFE9E8

#C6EFEA contrast checker

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1.24:1 Very poor#C6EFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.94:1 Super#C6EFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C6EFEA in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #C6EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #C6EFEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C6EFEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(198 239 234);
color: hsl(173 56% 86%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.043 187.4);

#C6EFEA FAQ

What color is #C6EFEA?

#C6EFEA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C6EFEA?

#C6EFEA is rgb(198, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(173, 56%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C6EFEA?

The complementary color of #C6EFEA is #EFC6CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C6EFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C6EFEA: 16.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C6EFEA a warm or cool color?

#C6EFEA is a cool color.