Colour

#6AFFE7

#6AFFE7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#6AFFE7 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 255, 231 and HSL 170°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#6AFFE7#6AFFE7

HEX#6AFFE7

RGBrgb(106, 255, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 1, 0.9059

RGB percentages41.6%, 100%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(170.3, 100%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 58.4%, 100%)

CMYK58.4%, 0%, 9.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,012,327

CSS custom property--colour: #6AFFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.07:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#950018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5F1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEE1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF8no 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 text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 10.2 Turquoise · ΔE 11.2 Aqua · ΔE 14 Cyan · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF6A82

Analogous#6AFF9C, #6ACDFF

Triadic#E76AFF, #FFE76A

Split complementary#FF6ACC, #FF9C6A

Tetradic#9D6AFF, #FF6A82, #CCFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D0FFF7

Lighter +10%#9DFFEF

Darker −10%#37FFDF

Darker −20%#04FFD7

Darker −30%#00D0AE

Darker −40%#009D84

More saturated +25%#6AFFE7

Less saturated −25%#7DECDA

Channel breakdown

R106

G255

B231

Red106 (41.6%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue170.34°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G FF · B E7

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