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Colour

#6A8286

  • #6A8286
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6A8286 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 130, 134 and HSL 189°, 12%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6A8286#6A8286
HEX#6A8286
RGBrgb(106, 130, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5098, 0.5255
RGB percentages41.6%, 51%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(188.6, 11.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 20.9%, 52.5%)
CMYK20.9%, 3%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,980,230
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8286;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#957D79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#797C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#628483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.8Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Gray · ΔE 9.2Dim grey · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#866E6A
Analogous#6A867C, #6A7486
Triadic#866A82, #82866A
Split complementary#866A74, #867C6A
Tetradic#7C6A86, #866E6A, #74866A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE1E2
Lighter +30%#BEC9CB
Lighter +20%#A1B2B5
Lighter +10%#859B9E
Darker −10%#53666A
Darker −20%#3D4B4D
Darker −30%#262F31
Darker −40%#101314
More saturated +25%#4C97A4
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R106
G130
B134
Red106 (41.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)11.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 82 · B 86

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