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Recognised as Colour

#06DEC8

  • #06DEC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#06DEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 222, 200 and HSL 174°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#06DEC8#06DEC8
HEX#06DEC8
RGBrgb(6, 222, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.8706, 0.7843
RGB percentages2.4%, 87.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(173.9, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer450,248
CSS custom property--colour: #06DEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#F92137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D0C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Aqua · ΔE 16.7Cyan · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE061C
Analogous#06DE5C, #0688DE
Triadic#C806DE, #DEC806
Split complementary#DE0688, #DE5C06
Tetradic#5C06DE, #DE061C, #88DE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3FDF5
Lighter +30%#81FCEF
Lighter +20%#50FAE9
Lighter +10%#1EF9E3
Darker −10%#05AC9B
Darker −20%#037B6F
Darker −30%#024942
Darker −40%#011715
More saturated +25%#00E4CD
Less saturated −25%#23C2B1

Channel breakdown

R6
G222
B200
Red6 (2.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue173.89°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 06 · G DE · B C8

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