Palettes / Colors / #6EDEDB

#6EDEDB — Teal

#6EDEDB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #6EDEDB 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.

#6EDEDB 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 #DE6E71; it also sits naturally between #6EDEA2 and #6EA9DE. 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 43% · Green 87% · Blue 86%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6EDEDB

.text { color: #6EDEDB; }
.background { background-color: #6EDEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6EDEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 222, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 63%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6EDEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 222, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6EDEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 222, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE6E71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6EDEDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6EDEDB

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 #6EDEDB 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 #6EDEDB 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

← #6EDEDA  ·  #6EDEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6EDEDB?

#6EDEDB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 110, 222, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6EDEDB?

#6EDEDB is RGB 110, 222, 219 — HSL 178°, 63%, 65% — CMYK 50%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #6EDEDB?

Its complement is #DE6E71; analogous partners are #6EDEA2 and #6EA9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6EDEDB for text?

Black text on #6EDEDB has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.