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Recognised as Colour

#06AE8A

  • #06AE8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#06AE8A is a cyan with RGB values 6, 174, 138 and HSL 167°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#06AE8A#06AE8A
HEX#06AE8A
RGBrgb(6, 174, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6824, 0.5412
RGB percentages2.4%, 68.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(167.1, 93.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 96.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 20.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer437,898
CSS custom property--colour: #06AE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#F95175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96948Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Sea green · ΔE 18.1Turquoise · ΔE 21.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE062A
Analogous#06AE36, #067EAE
Triadic#8A06AE, #AE8A06
Split complementary#AE067E, #AE3606
Tetradic#3606AE, #AE062A, #7EAE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85FBE2
Lighter +30%#54F9D6
Lighter +20%#23F7CA
Lighter +10%#08DFB1
Darker −10%#047D63
Darker −20%#034B3C
Darker −30%#011A15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B48D
Less saturated −25%#1D987D

Channel breakdown

R6
G174
B138
Red6 (2.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G AE · B 8A

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