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Colour

#6AE1EB

  • #6AE1EB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6AE1EB is a cyan with RGB values 106, 225, 235 and HSL 185°, 76%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6AE1EB#6AE1EB
HEX#6AE1EB
RGBrgb(106, 225, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8824, 0.9216
RGB percentages41.6%, 88.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(184.7, 76.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 54.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,004,651
CSS custom property--colour: #6AE1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#951E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D9ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E9E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Turquoise · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB746A
Analogous#6AEBB5, #6AA0EB
Triadic#EB6AE1, #E1EB6A
Split complementary#EB6AA0, #EBB56A
Tetradic#B56AEB, #EB746A, #A0EB6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FCFD
Lighter +20%#C4F3F7
Lighter +10%#97EAF1
Darker −10%#3DD8E5
Darker −20%#1CC5D3
Darker −30%#169BA6
Darker −40%#107179
More saturated +25%#56F2FF
Less saturated −25%#7FCFD6

Channel breakdown

R106
G225
B235
Red106 (41.6%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue184.65°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G E1 · B EB

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