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Recognised as Colour

#6AD1AF

  • #6AD1AF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6AD1AF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 209, 175 and HSL 160°, 53%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6AD1AF#6AD1AF
HEX#6AD1AF
RGBrgb(106, 209, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8196, 0.6863
RGB percentages41.6%, 82%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(160.2, 52.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.2, 49.3%, 82%)
CMYK49.3%, 0%, 16.3%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,000,495
CSS custom property--colour: #6AD1AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#952E50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCC5ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBAB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#43D2C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 1.6Turquoise · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 1.58, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D16A8C
Analogous#6AD17B, #6AC0D1
Triadic#AF6AD1, #D1AF6A
Split complementary#D16AC0, #D17B6A
Tetradic#7B6AD1, #D16A8C, #C0D16A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF5EE
Lighter +20%#B8E9D9
Lighter +10%#91DDC4
Darker −10%#43C59A
Darker −20%#32A37E
Darker −30%#267C60
Darker −40%#1A5541
More saturated +25%#52E9B7
Less saturated −25%#82B9A7

Channel breakdown

R106
G209
B175
Red106 (41.6%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue160.19°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G D1 · B AF

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