Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6ad3dc, its pure hue is 184.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6ad3dc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d1a1c to #5db9c1.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6ad3dc. In RGB, it consists of 41.6% Red, 82.7% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 51.8% Cyan, 4.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 184.7°, with saturation of 62% and lightness of 63.9%. The decimal value for #6ad3dc is 7001052, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6ad3dc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #6ad3dc
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6ad3dc, its pure hue is 184.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.0%, and its lightness is 63.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6ad3dc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7dd9e0 to #ecfafb.
Tones of #6ad3dc
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6ad3dc, its pure hue is 184.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6ad3dc, which range from #a3a3a3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #47f0ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #6ad3dc
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6ad3dc! For #6ad3dc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6ad3dc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #6ad3dc
This color, #6ad3dc, consists of 41.6% Red, 82.7% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 106, Green = 211, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6ad3dc is 51.8% Cyan, 4.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 106 | 211 | 220 |
Octal | 152 | 323 | 334 |
Hexa | #6a | #d3 | #dc |
Binary | 01101010 | 11010011 | 11011100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 51 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
Octal | 63 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
Hexa | #33 | #04 | #00 | #0d |
Binary | 00110011 | 00000100 | 00000000 | 00001101 |
Analogous Colors of #6ad3dc
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6ad3dc — which has hue 184.7° — its analogous colors are located at 154.7° and 214.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6ad3dc.
Triadic Colors of #6ad3dc
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6ad3dc — which has hue 184.7° — its triadic colors are located at 64.7° and 304.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6ad3dc.
Complementary Color of #6ad3dc
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6ad3dc — which has hue 184.7° — its complementary color is located at 4.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6ad3dc.
Split Complementary Colors of #6ad3dc
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6ad3dc — which has hue 184.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.7° and 334.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6ad3dc.
Tetradic Colors of #6ad3dc
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6ad3dc — which has hue 184.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 94.7°, 184.7°, 274.7°, and 4.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6ad3dc.
Monochromatic Colors of #6ad3dc
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6ad3dc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #439fa7 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #acf0f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6ad3dc
We want to make getting started with #6ad3dc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6ad3dc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6ad3dc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6ad3dc with other HTML elements.
#6ad3dc Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #6ad3dc;">The color of this text is #6ad3dc.</span>
#6ad3dc Background Color
<div style="background-color: #6ad3dc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6ad3dc.</div>
#6ad3dc Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6ad3dc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6ad3dc.</span>
#6ad3dc Border Color
<div style="border: #6ad3dc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6ad3dc.</div>
#6ad3dc Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6ad3dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6ad3dc on a white background.</div></div>
#6ad3dc Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6ad3dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6ad3dc on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #6ad3dc to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6ad3dc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6ad3dc to white.</div>
Gradient from #6ad3dc to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6ad3dc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6ad3dc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6ad3dc to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #6ad3dc
In addition to using #6ad3dc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6ad3dc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6ad3dc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 106, Green = 211, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6ad3dc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #6ad3dc |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(106, 211, 220) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #6ad3dc; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #6ad3dc; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #6ad3dc; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(106, 211, 220); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#6ad3dc") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:106, green:211, blue:220, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:106 green:211 blue:220 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(106f, 211f, 220f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(106, 211, 220); |
#6ad3dc Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #6ad3dc the same way. For those with color blindness, #6ad3dc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6ad3dc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6ad3dc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6ad3dc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6ad3dc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #6ad3dc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.