Palettes / Colors / #6CBABA

#6CBABA — Muted Teal

#6CBABA is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #6CBABA 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.

#6CBABA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BA6D6D; it also sits naturally between #6DBA94 and #6D94BA. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6CBABA

.text { color: #6CBABA; }
.background { background-color: #6CBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 36%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA6D6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CBABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6CBABA

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 #6CBABA 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 #6CBABA 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

← #6CBAB9  ·  #6CBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6CBABA?

#6CBABA is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 108, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CBABA?

#6CBABA is RGB 108, 186, 186 — HSL 180°, 36%, 58% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #6CBABA?

Its complement is #BA6D6D; analogous partners are #6DBA94 and #6D94BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CBABA for text?

Black text on #6CBABA has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.