Palettes / Colors / #6DEEEA
#6DEEEA — Light Vivid Teal
#6DEEEA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #6DEEEA 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.
#6DEEEA 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 #EE6D71; it also sits naturally between #6DEEA9 and #6DB2EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #6DEEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 109, 238, 234 |
| HSL | 178°, 79%, 68% |
| HSV | 178°, 54%, 93% |
| CMYK | 54%, 0%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 51.73, 70.34, 88.69 |
| Yxy | 70.34, 0.2455, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.16, -36.43, -8.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.87, -32.70, -8.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 43% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 54% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #6DEEEA
.text { color: #6DEEEA; }
.background { background-color: #6DEEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6DEEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(109, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 79%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6DEEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(109, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6DEEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(109, 238, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#6DEEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6DEEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE6D71:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #6DEEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6DEEEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #6DEEEA: ·
How #6DEEEA 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 #6DEEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #6DEEEA?
#6DEEEA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 109, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #6DEEEA?
#6DEEEA is RGB 109, 238, 234 — HSL 178°, 79%, 68% — CMYK 54%, 0%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #6DEEEA?
Its complement is #EE6D71; analogous partners are #6DEEA9 and #6DB2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #6DEEEA for text?
Black text on #6DEEEA has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.