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Recognised as Colour

#06BCA3

  • #06BCA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#06BCA3 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 188, 163 and HSL 172°, 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

#06BCA3#06BCA3
HEX#06BCA3
RGBrgb(6, 188, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7373, 0.6392
RGB percentages2.4%, 73.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(171.8, 93.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 96.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK96.8%, 0%, 13.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer441,507
CSS custom property--colour: #06BCA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#F9435C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B0A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A1A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.1Turquoise · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC061F
Analogous#06BC48, #067ABC
Triadic#A306BC, #BCA306
Split complementary#BC067A, #BC4806
Tetradic#4806BC, #BC061F, #7ABC06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92FCED
Lighter +30%#61FAE5
Lighter +20%#30F8DD
Lighter +10%#08EDCE
Darker −10%#048B78
Darker −20%#03594D
Darker −30%#012822
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C2A7
Less saturated −25%#1EA491

Channel breakdown

R6
G188
B163
Red6 (2.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue171.76°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G BC · B A3

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