Colour

#06ACCC

#06ACCC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#06ACCC is a cyan with RGB values 6, 172, 204 and HSL 190°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#06ACCC#06ACCC

HEX#06ACCC

RGBrgb(6, 172, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6745, 0.8

RGB percentages2.4%, 67.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(189.7, 94.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 97.1%, 80%)

CMYK97.1%, 15.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer437,452

CSS custom property--colour: #06ACCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#F95333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#8196CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC2606

Analogous#06CC89, #0649CC

Triadic#CC06AC, #ACCC06

Split complementary#CC0649, #CC8906

Tetradic#8906CC, #CC2606, #49CC06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2EEFC

Lighter +30%#70E4FB

Lighter +20%#3FDBF9

Lighter +10%#0DD2F8

Darker −10%#05829A

Darker −20%#035869

Darker −30%#022F37

Darker −40%#000506

More saturated +25%#00B0D2

Less saturated −25%#209AB2

Channel breakdown

G172

B204

Red6 (2.4%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue189.7°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G AC · B CC

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Colour values

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