Palettes / Colors / #6ADEFB

#6ADEFB — Light Vivid Teal

#6ADEFB is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #6ADEFB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6ADEFB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FB876A; it also sits naturally between #6AFBD0 and #6A95FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6ADEFB

.text { color: #6ADEFB; }
.background { background-color: #6ADEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6ADEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 222, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 95%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6ADEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 222, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6ADEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 222, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6ADEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6ADEFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB876A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6ADEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6ADEFB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6ADEFB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6ADEFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6ADEFA  ·  #6ADEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6ADEFB?

#6ADEFB is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 106, 222, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6ADEFB?

#6ADEFB is RGB 106, 222, 251 — HSL 192°, 95%, 70% — CMYK 58%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #6ADEFB?

Its complement is #FB876A; analogous partners are #6AFBD0 and #6A95FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6ADEFB for text?

Black text on #6ADEFB has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.