Colour

#6A8A84

#6A8A84
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6A8A84 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 138, 132 and HSL 169°, 13%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6A8A84#6A8A84

HEX#6A8A84

RGBrgb(106, 138, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5412, 0.5176

RGB percentages41.6%, 54.1%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(168.8, 13.1%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 23.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK23.2%, 0%, 4.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,982,276

CSS custom property--colour: #6A8A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#95757B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#818285no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#618B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8A6A70

Analogous#6A8A74, #6A808A

Triadic#846A8A, #8A846A

Split complementary#8A6A80, #8A746A

Tetradic#746A8A, #8A6A70, #808A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCE4E3

Lighter +30%#BFCECB

Lighter +20%#A2B8B4

Lighter +10%#85A29C

Darker −10%#546D68

Darker −20%#3E504D

Darker −30%#283331

Darker −40%#111716

More saturated +25%#4BA897

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R106

G138

B132

Red106 (41.6%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue168.75°

Saturation (HSL)13.11%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G 8A · B 84

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