Colour

#06BA9A

#06BA9A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#06BA9A is a cyan with RGB values 6, 186, 154 and HSL 169°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#06BA9A

RGBrgb(6, 186, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7294, 0.6039

RGB percentages2.4%, 72.9%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(169.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK96.8%, 0%, 17.2%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer440,986

CSS custom property--colour: #06BA9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#F94565

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AD99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00BCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 15 Turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA0626

Analogous#06BA40, #0680BA

Triadic#9A06BA, #BA9A06

Split complementary#BA0680, #BA4006

Tetradic#4006BA, #BA0626, #80BA06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91FBE8

Lighter +30%#5FFADE

Lighter +20%#2EF8D4

Lighter +10%#08EBC3

Darker −10%#048971

Darker −20%#035748

Darker −30%#01261F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C09E

Less saturated −25%#1EA28B

Channel breakdown

G186

B154

Red6 (2.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue169.33°

Saturation (HSL)93.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 06 · G BA · B 9A

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