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Recognised as Colour

#6AD3AB

  • #6AD3AB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#6AD3AB is a cyan with RGB values 106, 211, 171 and HSL 157°, 54%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#6AD3AB#6AD3AB
HEX#6AD3AB
RGBrgb(106, 211, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8275, 0.6706
RGB percentages41.6%, 82.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(157.1, 54.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 49.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 0%, 19%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,001,003
CSS custom property--colour: #6AD3AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#952C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC7A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBBAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#44D4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 3.3Aquamarine · ΔE 15.5Turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.35, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D36A92
Analogous#6AD376, #6AC7D3
Triadic#AB6AD3, #D3AB6A
Split complementary#D36AC7, #D3766A
Tetradic#766AD3, #D36A92, #C7D36A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F6EE
Lighter +20%#B9EAD7
Lighter +10%#91DFC1
Darker −10%#43C795
Darker −20%#31A679
Darker −30%#257F5D
Darker −40%#1A5740
More saturated +25%#52EBB1
Less saturated −25%#82BBA5

Channel breakdown

R106
G211
B171
Red106 (41.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue157.14°
Saturation (HSL)54.4%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G D3 · B AB

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