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Recognised as Colour

#6AEFC8

  • #6AEFC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#6AEFC8 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 239, 200 and HSL 162°, 81%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#6AEFC8#6AEFC8
HEX#6AEFC8
RGBrgb(106, 239, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9373, 0.7843
RGB percentages41.6%, 93.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(162.4, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 16.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,008,200
CSS custom property--colour: #6AEFC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#951037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9E1C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1CF1E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 5.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.1Turquoise · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7Aqua · ΔE 22.6Cyan · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF6A91
Analogous#6AEF85, #6AD4EF
Triadic#C86AEF, #EFC86A
Split complementary#EF6AD3, #EF866A
Tetradic#866AEF, #EF6A91, #D3EF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FEFB
Lighter +20%#C6F9EA
Lighter +10%#98F4D9
Darker −10%#3CEAB7
Darker −20%#18DBA2
Darker −30%#13AD80
Darker −40%#0E7F5E
More saturated +25%#5AFFCF
Less saturated −25%#7FDABF

Channel breakdown

R106
G239
B200
Red106 (41.6%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue162.41°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6A · G EF · B C8

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