Recognised as Colour
#6B9890
- #6B9890
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6B9890 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 152, 144 and HSL 169°, 18%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6B9890#6B9890
HEX#6B9890
RGBrgb(107, 152, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5961, 0.5647
RGB percentages42%, 59.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(169.3, 17.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.3, 29.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,051,408
CSS custom property--colour: #6B9890;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#94676F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#986B73
Analogous#6B9879, #6B8A98
Triadic#906B98, #98906B
Split complementary#986B8A, #98796B
Tetradic#796B98, #986B73, #8A986B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R107
G152
B144
Red107 (42%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue169.33°
Saturation (HSL)17.93%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G 98 · B 90
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