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Colour

#6AEDD6

  • #6AEDD6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#6AEDD6 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 237, 214 and HSL 169°, 78%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#6AEDD6#6AEDD6
HEX#6AEDD6
RGBrgb(106, 237, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9294, 0.8392
RGB percentages41.6%, 92.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(169.5, 78.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 55.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 9.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,007,702
CSS custom property--colour: #6AEDD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#951229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E0D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D2D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00F1E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7Aquamarine · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.7Aqua · ΔE 16.5Cyan · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED6A81
Analogous#6AED95, #6AC3ED
Triadic#D66AED, #EDD66A
Split complementary#ED6AC3, #ED956A
Tetradic#956AED, #ED6A81, #C3ED6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FDFC
Lighter +20%#C5F8EF
Lighter +10%#98F2E3
Darker −10%#3CE8C9
Darker −20%#1AD7B6
Darker −30%#14AA8F
Darker −40%#0F7C69
More saturated +25%#58FFE2
Less saturated −25%#7FD8C8

Channel breakdown

R106
G237
B214
Red106 (41.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue169.47°
Saturation (HSL)78.44%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G ED · B D6

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