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Recognised as Colour

#60BABE

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

#60BABE is a cyan with RGB values 96, 186, 190 and HSL 183°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#60BABE#60BABE
HEX#60BABE
RGBrgb(96, 186, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.7294, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.6%, 72.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(182.6, 42%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.6, 49.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,339,262
CSS custom property--colour: #60BABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#9F4541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB3BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#23BFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6460
Analogous#60BE93, #608BBE
Triadic#BE60BA, #BABE60
Split complementary#BE608B, #BE9360
Tetradic#9360BE, #BE6460, #8BBE60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F9F9
Lighter +30%#CDE9EA
Lighter +20%#A8D9DC
Lighter +10%#84CACD
Darker −10%#44A3A7
Darker −20%#357F83
Darker −30%#275C5E
Darker −40%#18393A
More saturated +25%#44D4DA
Less saturated −25%#7CA0A2

Channel breakdown

R96
G186
B190
Red96 (37.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue182.55°
Saturation (HSL)41.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G BA · B BE

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