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Colour

#6ABABA

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

#6ABABA is a cyan with RGB values 106, 186, 186 and HSL 180°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6ABABA#6ABABA
HEX#6ABABA
RGBrgb(106, 186, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7294, 0.7294
RGB percentages41.6%, 72.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(180, 36.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 43%, 72.9%)
CMYK43%, 0%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,994,618
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#954545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B3BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#43BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA6A6A
Analogous#6ABA92, #6A92BA
Triadic#BA6ABA, #BABA6A
Split complementary#BA6A92, #BA926A
Tetradic#926ABA, #BA6A6A, #92BA6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBFB
Lighter +30%#D3EAEA
Lighter +20%#B0DADA
Lighter +10%#8DCACA
Darker −10%#4CA5A5
Darker −20%#3C8282
Darker −30%#2C5F5F
Darker −40%#1C3C3C
More saturated +25%#4FD5D5
Less saturated −25%#859F9F

Channel breakdown

R106
G186
B186
Red106 (41.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)36.7%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 6A · G BA · B BA

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