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Recognised as Colour

#6AA793

  • #6AA793
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6AA793 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 167, 147 and HSL 160°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6AA793#6AA793
HEX#6AA793
RGBrgb(106, 167, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6549, 0.5765
RGB percentages41.6%, 65.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(160.3, 25.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.3, 36.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 12%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,989,715
CSS custom property--colour: #6AA793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#95586C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#999894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#59A8A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.7Teal · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76A7E
Analogous#6AA774, #6A9DA7
Triadic#936AA7, #A7936A
Split complementary#A76A9D, #A7746A
Tetradic#746AA7, #A76A7E, #9DA76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3F0
Lighter +30%#CAE0D9
Lighter +20%#AACDC1
Lighter +10%#8ABAAA
Darker −10%#528C79
Darker −20%#3F6C5D
Darker −30%#2D4B41
Darker −40%#1A2B26
More saturated +25%#4CC59D
Less saturated −25%#888989

Channel breakdown

R106
G167
B147
Red106 (41.6%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue160.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.74%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G A7 · B 93

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