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Recognised as Colour

#6AC5B8

  • #6AC5B8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6AC5B8 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 197, 184 and HSL 171°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6AC5B8#6AC5B8
HEX#6AC5B8
RGBrgb(106, 197, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7725, 0.7216
RGB percentages41.6%, 77.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(171.4, 44%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 46.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK46.2%, 0%, 6.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,997,432
CSS custom property--colour: #6AC5B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#953A47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBCB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB1B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#41C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C56A77
Analogous#6AC58B, #6AA4C5
Triadic#B86AC5, #C5B86A
Split complementary#C56AA4, #C58B6A
Tetradic#8B6AC5, #C56A77, #A4C56A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D8F0EC
Lighter +20%#B3E2DB
Lighter +10%#8FD3C9
Darker −10%#47B5A6
Darker −20%#389184
Darker −30%#2A6C63
Darker −40%#1C4741
More saturated +25%#50DFCA
Less saturated −25%#84ABA6

Channel breakdown

R106
G197
B184
Red106 (41.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)43.96%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G C5 · B B8

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