Palettes / Colors / #6CBCAA

#6CBCAA — Muted Teal

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

#6CBCAA 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 #BC6C7D; it also sits naturally between #6CBC83 and #6CA5BC. 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 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6CBCAA

.text { color: #6CBCAA; }
.background { background-color: #6CBCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CBCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 188, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 37%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CBCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 188, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CBCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 188, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC6C7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CBCAA: #000000.

How #6CBCAA 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 #6CBCAA 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

← #6CBCA9  ·  #6CBCAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6CBCAA?

#6CBCAA is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 108, 188, 170). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CBCAA?

#6CBCAA is RGB 108, 188, 170 — HSL 167°, 37%, 58% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #6CBCAA?

Its complement is #BC6C7D; analogous partners are #6CBC83 and #6CA5BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CBCAA for text?

Black text on #6CBCAA has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.