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Colour

#6AB798

  • #6AB798
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6AB798 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 183, 152 and HSL 156°, 35%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6AB798#6AB798
HEX#6AB798
RGBrgb(106, 183, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7176, 0.5961
RGB percentages41.6%, 71.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(155.8, 34.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 42.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK42.1%, 0%, 16.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,993,816
CSS custom property--colour: #6AB798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#954867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AD96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A49Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#54B7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6Cadetblue · ΔE 21Turquoise · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B76A89
Analogous#6AB771, #6AB0B7
Triadic#986AB7, #B7986A
Split complementary#B76AB0, #B7716A
Tetradic#716AB7, #B76A89, #B0B76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F9F7
Lighter +30%#D1E9DF
Lighter +20%#AFD8C8
Lighter +10%#8CC8B0
Darker −10%#4EA07F
Darker −20%#3D7E64
Darker −30%#2C5C49
Darker −40%#1C392D
More saturated +25%#4ED39D
Less saturated −25%#869B93

Channel breakdown

R106
G183
B152
Red106 (41.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue155.84°
Saturation (HSL)34.84%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G B7 · B 98

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