Colour
#06858E
- #06858E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#06858E is a cyan with RGB values 6, 133, 142 and HSL 184°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#06858E#06858E
HEX#06858E
RGBrgb(6, 133, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5216, 0.5569
RGB percentages2.4%, 52.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(184, 91.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 95.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK95.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer427,406
CSS custom property--colour: #06858E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#F97A71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E0F06
Analogous#068E53, #06418E
Triadic#8E0685, #858E06
Split complementary#8E0641, #8E5306
Tetradic#53068E, #8E0F06, #418E06
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R6
G133
B142
Red6 (2.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue183.97°
Saturation (HSL)91.89%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 85 · B 8E
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