Colour

#06BAB2

#06BAB2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#06BAB2 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 186, 178 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

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HEX#06BAB2

RGBrgb(6, 186, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7294, 0.698

RGB percentages2.4%, 72.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(177.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK96.8%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer441,010

CSS custom property--colour: #06BAB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#F9454D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEAFB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA0B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.5 Turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA060E

Analogous#06BA58, #0668BA

Triadic#B206BA, #BAB206

Split complementary#BA0668, #BA5806

Tetradic#5806BA, #BA060E, #68BA06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91FBF7

Lighter +30%#5FFAF3

Lighter +20%#2EF8EF

Lighter +10%#08EBE1

Darker −10%#048983

Darker −20%#035753

Darker −30%#012624

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00C0B7

Less saturated −25%#1EA29C

Channel breakdown

G186

B178

Red6 (2.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue177.33°

Saturation (HSL)93.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 06 · G BA · B B2

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