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Recognised as Colour

#6ABFBE

  • #6ABFBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6ABFBE is a cyan with RGB values 106, 191, 190 and HSL 179°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6ABFBE#6ABFBE
HEX#6ABFBE
RGBrgb(106, 191, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.749, 0.7451
RGB percentages41.6%, 74.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(179.3, 39.9%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.3, 44.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK44.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,995,902
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABFBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#954041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7ACBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3EC4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light seagreen · ΔE 13.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6A6B
Analogous#6ABF94, #6A96BF
Triadic#BE6ABF, #BFBE6A
Split complementary#BF6A96, #BF946A
Tetradic#936ABF, #BF6A6B, #95BF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFC
Lighter +30%#D5EDED
Lighter +20%#B1DEDD
Lighter +10%#8ECECE
Darker −10%#4AACAB
Darker −20%#3B8887
Darker −30%#2B6564
Darker −40%#1C4141
More saturated +25%#4FDAD8
Less saturated −25%#85A4A4

Channel breakdown

R106
G191
B190
Red106 (41.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue179.29°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G BF · B BE

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