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Colour

#6A8887

  • #6A8887
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#6A8887 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 136, 135 and HSL 178°, 12%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#6A8887#6A8887
HEX#6A8887
RGBrgb(106, 136, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5333, 0.5294
RGB percentages41.6%, 53.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(178, 12.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178, 22.1%, 53.3%)
CMYK22.1%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,981,767
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8887;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#957778

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#618A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 12Dim grey · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#886A6B
Analogous#6A8878, #6A7A88
Triadic#876A88, #88876A
Split complementary#886A7A, #88786A
Tetradic#786A88, #886A6B, #7A886A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE3E3
Lighter +30%#BECDCC
Lighter +20%#A2B6B6
Lighter +10%#85A09F
Darker −10%#546B6B
Darker −20%#3D4F4E
Darker −30%#273232
Darker −40%#111515
More saturated +25%#4CA6A3
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R106
G136
B135
Red106 (41.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue178°
Saturation (HSL)12.4%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G 88 · B 87

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