Recognised as Colour

#06A0BE

#06A0BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#06A0BE is a cyan with RGB values 6, 160, 190 and HSL 190°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#06A0BE#06A0BE

HEX#06A0BE

RGBrgb(6, 160, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6275, 0.7451

RGB percentages2.4%, 62.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(189.8, 93.9%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 96.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK96.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer434,366

CSS custom property--colour: #06A0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#F95F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#778CBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 21 Teal · ΔE 21.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BE2406

Analogous#06BE80, #0644BE

Triadic#BE06A0, #A0BE06

Split complementary#BE0644, #BE8006

Tetradic#8006BE, #BE2406, #44BE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#94EBFC

Lighter +30%#63E1FA

Lighter +20%#31D8F9

Lighter +10%#08CAEF

Darker −10%#04768D

Darker −20%#034D5B

Darker −30%#01232A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00A4C4

Less saturated −25%#1F8FA6

Channel breakdown

G160

B190

Red6 (2.4%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue189.78°

Saturation (HSL)93.88%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G A0 · B BE

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