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Colour

#006B96

  • #006B96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006B96 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 107, 150 and HSL 197°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006B96#006B96
HEX#006B96
RGBrgb(0, 107, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(197.2, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.2, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,542
CSS custom property--colour: #006B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#FF9469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#445F95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2Teal · ΔE 30Cadetblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#962B00
Analogous#009676, #002096
Triadic#96006B, #6B9600
Split complementary#960020, #967600
Tetradic#760096, #962B00, #209600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63D2FF
Lighter +30%#30C4FF
Lighter +20%#00B4FC
Lighter +10%#008FC9
Darker −10%#004763
Darker −20%#002230
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006B96
Less saturated −25%#136383

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue197.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B 96

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