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Recognised as Colour

#06DDC0

  • #06DDC0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#06DDC0 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 221, 192 and HSL 172°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#06DDC0#06DDC0
HEX#06DDC0
RGBrgb(6, 221, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.8667, 0.7529
RGB percentages2.4%, 86.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(171.9, 94.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 97.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 0%, 13.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer449,984
CSS custom property--colour: #06DDC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#F9223F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3CFBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBDC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 9.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.9Aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2Aqua · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD0623
Analogous#06DD55, #068EDD
Triadic#C006DD, #DDC006
Split complementary#DD068E, #DD5506
Tetradic#5506DD, #DD0623, #8EDD06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2FDF3
Lighter +30%#80FCEB
Lighter +20%#4FFAE3
Lighter +10%#1DF9DB
Darker −10%#05AB95
Darker −20%#037A6A
Darker −30%#02483F
Darker −40%#011613
More saturated +25%#00E3C4
Less saturated −25%#22C1AB

Channel breakdown

R6
G221
B192
Red6 (2.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue171.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G DD · B C0

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