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Recognised as Colour

#06553A

  • #06553A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#06553A is a cyan with RGB values 6, 85, 58 and HSL 159°, 87%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#06553A#06553A
HEX#06553A
RGBrgb(6, 85, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.3333, 0.2275
RGB percentages2.4%, 33.3%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(159.5, 86.8%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 92.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK92.9%, 0%, 31.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer415,034
CSS custom property--colour: #06553A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#F9AAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534E38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A473Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00554Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Teal · ΔE 24.7Sea green · ΔE 24.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.8Dark cyan · ΔE 28Dim grey · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#550621
Analogous#065513, #064855
Triadic#3A0655, #553A06
Split complementary#550649, #551306
Tetradic#120655, #550621, #485506

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#36F1B1
Lighter +30%#10E49C
Lighter +20%#0DB47B
Lighter +10%#09855B
Darker −10%#032519
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005B3C
Less saturated −25%#114A36

Channel breakdown

R6
G85
B58
Red6 (2.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue159.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.81%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G 55 · B 3A

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