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Recognised as Colour

#06DEC2

  • #06DEC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#06DEC2 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 222, 194 and HSL 172°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#06DEC2#06DEC2
HEX#06DEC2
RGBrgb(6, 222, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.8706, 0.7608
RGB percentages2.4%, 87.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(172.2, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.3%, 0%, 12.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer450,242
CSS custom property--colour: #06DEC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#F9213D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D0C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D6no 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 text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 8.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1Aquamarine · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8Aqua · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE0622
Analogous#06DE56, #068EDE
Triadic#C206DE, #DEC206
Split complementary#DE068E, #DE5606
Tetradic#5606DE, #DE0622, #8EDE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3FDF3
Lighter +30%#81FCEC
Lighter +20%#50FAE4
Lighter +10%#1EF9DD
Darker −10%#05AC97
Darker −20%#037B6B
Darker −30%#024940
Darker −40%#011714
More saturated +25%#00E4C6
Less saturated −25%#23C2AD

Channel breakdown

R6
G222
B194
Red6 (2.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue172.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G DE · B C2

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