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Recognised as Colour

#6AC4CE

  • #6AC4CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6AC4CE is a cyan with RGB values 106, 196, 206 and HSL 186°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6AC4CE#6AC4CE
HEX#6AC4CE
RGBrgb(106, 196, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7686, 0.8078
RGB percentages41.6%, 76.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(186, 50.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 48.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK48.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,997,198
CSS custom property--colour: #6AC4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#953B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BDCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#2FCAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE746A
Analogous#6ACEA6, #6A92CE
Triadic#CE6AC4, #C4CE6A
Split complementary#CE6A92, #CEA66A
Tetradic#A66ACE, #CE746A, #92CE6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF2F4
Lighter +20%#B7E2E7
Lighter +10%#90D3DB
Darker −10%#44B5C1
Darker −20%#34939E
Darker −30%#277078
Darker −40%#1B4C51
More saturated +25%#51D8E7
Less saturated −25%#83B0B5

Channel breakdown

R106
G196
B206
Red106 (41.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)50.51%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G C4 · B CE

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