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Recognised as Colour

#60B9BE

  • #60B9BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#60B9BE is a cyan with RGB values 96, 185, 190 and HSL 183°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#60B9BE#60B9BE
HEX#60B9BE
RGBrgb(96, 185, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.7255, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.6%, 72.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(183.2, 42%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 49.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,339,006
CSS custom property--colour: #60B9BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#9F4641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#24BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Light seagreen · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6560
Analogous#60BE94, #608ABE
Triadic#BE60B9, #B9BE60
Split complementary#BE608A, #BE9460
Tetradic#9460BE, #BE6560, #8ABE60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F9F9
Lighter +30%#CDE9EA
Lighter +20%#A8D9DC
Lighter +10%#84C9CD
Darker −10%#44A2A7
Darker −20%#357F83
Darker −30%#275B5E
Darker −40%#18383A
More saturated +25%#44D2DA
Less saturated −25%#7CA0A2

Channel breakdown

R96
G185
B190
Red96 (37.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue183.19°
Saturation (HSL)41.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G B9 · B BE

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