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Recognised as Colour

#6ACCD7

  • #6ACCD7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6ACCD7 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 204, 215 and HSL 186°, 58%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6ACCD7#6ACCD7
HEX#6ACCD7
RGBrgb(106, 204, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8, 0.8431
RGB percentages41.6%, 80%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(186.1, 57.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 50.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK50.7%, 5.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,999,255
CSS custom property--colour: #6ACCD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#953328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC5D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB8D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1ED3CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light blue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7756A
Analogous#6AD7AC, #6A95D7
Triadic#D76ACC, #CCD76A
Split complementary#D76A96, #D7AB6A
Tetradic#AB6AD7, #D7756A, #96D76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F5F7
Lighter +20%#BAE8ED
Lighter +10%#92DAE2
Darker −10%#42BECC
Darker −20%#2EA0AD
Darker −30%#247B84
Darker −40%#19555C
More saturated +25%#52DFEF
Less saturated −25%#82B9BF

Channel breakdown

R106
G204
B215
Red106 (41.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue186.06°
Saturation (HSL)57.67%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G CC · B D7

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