Colour

#6B8D85

#6B8D85
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6B8D85 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 141, 133 and HSL 166°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B8D85

RGBrgb(107, 141, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5529, 0.5216

RGB percentages42%, 55.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(165.9, 13.7%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 24.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK24.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,048,581

CSS custom property--colour: #6B8D85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#94727A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8985no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#848486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#628E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Dark grey · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D6B73

Analogous#6B8D74, #6B848D

Triadic#856B8D, #8D856B

Split complementary#8D6B84, #8D746B

Tetradic#746B8D, #8D6B73, #848D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE6E4

Lighter +30%#C1D0CC

Lighter +20%#A4BAB5

Lighter +10%#87A49D

Darker −10%#55706A

Darker −20%#3F534E

Darker −30%#293633

Darker −40%#131918

More saturated +25%#4CAC95

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R107

G141

B133

Red107 (42%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue165.88°

Saturation (HSL)13.71%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6B · G 8D · B 85

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