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Colour

#06C6CA

  • #06C6CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#06C6CA is a cyan with RGB values 6, 198, 202 and HSL 181°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#06C6CA#06C6CA
HEX#06C6CA
RGBrgb(6, 198, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7765, 0.7922
RGB percentages2.4%, 77.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(181.2, 94.2%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 97%, 79.2%)
CMYK97%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer444,106
CSS custom property--colour: #06C6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#F93935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ABCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 3.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.8Light seagreen · ΔE 10.1Turquoise · ΔE 14.1Aqua · ΔE 20.8Cyan · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 3.1, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA0A06
Analogous#06CA6C, #0664CA
Triadic#CA06C6, #C6CA06
Split complementary#CA0664, #CA6C06
Tetradic#6C06CA, #CA0A06, #64CA06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0FAFC
Lighter +30%#6EF8FB
Lighter +20%#3DF5F9
Lighter +10%#0BF3F8
Darker −10%#059598
Darker −20%#036567
Darker −30%#023435
Darker −40%#000404
More saturated +25%#00CCD0
Less saturated −25%#20ADB0

Channel breakdown

R6
G198
B202
Red6 (2.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue181.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.23%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G C6 · B CA

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