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Recognised as Colour

#06BAB0

  • #06BAB0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#06BAB0 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 186, 176 and HSL 177°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#06BAB0#06BAB0
HEX#06BAB0
RGBrgb(6, 186, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7294, 0.6902
RGB percentages2.4%, 72.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(176.7, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK96.8%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer441,008
CSS custom property--colour: #06BAB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#F9454F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAFB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA0B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.3Turquoise · ΔE 13.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA0610
Analogous#06BA56, #066ABA
Triadic#B006BA, #BAB006
Split complementary#BA066A, #BA5606
Tetradic#5606BA, #BA0610, #6ABA06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91FBF6
Lighter +30%#5FFAF1
Lighter +20%#2EF8ED
Lighter +10%#08EBDF
Darker −10%#048981
Darker −20%#035753
Darker −30%#012624
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C0B5
Less saturated −25%#1EA29B

Channel breakdown

R6
G186
B176
Red6 (2.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G BA · B B0

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