Colour

#06F9DF

#06F9DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#06F9DF is a cyan with RGB values 6, 249, 223 and HSL 174°, 95%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#06F9DF#06F9DF

HEX#06F9DF

RGBrgb(6, 249, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.9765, 0.8745

RGB percentages2.4%, 97.6%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(173.6, 95.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 97.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK97.6%, 0%, 10.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer457,183

CSS custom property--colour: #06F9DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#F90620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDE9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2D6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00FEF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 12.8 Aqua · ΔE 14.4 Cyan · ΔE 14.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 14.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F90620

Analogous#06F966, #0699F9

Triadic#DF06F9, #F9DF06

Split complementary#F9069A, #F96606

Tetradic#6506F9, #F90620, #99F906

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDFEF9

Lighter +30%#9BFDF2

Lighter +20%#6AFBEC

Lighter +10%#38FAE5

Darker −10%#05C7B2

Darker −20%#049586

Darker −30%#026459

Darker −40%#01322D

More saturated +25%#00FFE4

Less saturated −25%#26D9C6

Channel breakdown

G249

B223

Red6 (2.4%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue173.58°

Saturation (HSL)95.29%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 06 · G F9 · B DF

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