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Recognised as Colour

#6A8682

  • #6A8682
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#6A8682 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 134, 130 and HSL 171°, 12%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#6A8682#6A8682
HEX#6A8682
RGBrgb(106, 134, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5255, 0.5098
RGB percentages41.6%, 52.5%, 51%
HSLhsl(171.4, 11.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 20.9%, 52.5%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 3%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,981,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8682;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#95797D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7F82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#628785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dim grey · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#866A6E
Analogous#6A8674, #6A7C86
Triadic#826A86, #86826A
Split complementary#866A7C, #86746A
Tetradic#746A86, #866A6E, #7C866A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE2E1
Lighter +30%#BECBC9
Lighter +20%#A1B5B2
Lighter +10%#859E9B
Darker −10%#536A66
Darker −20%#3D4D4B
Darker −30%#26312F
Darker −40%#101413
More saturated +25%#4CA497
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R106
G134
B130
Red106 (41.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)11.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 86 · B 82

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