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Recognised as Colour

#6BA09E

  • #6BA09E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BA09E is a cyan with RGB values 107, 160, 158 and HSL 178°, 22%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6BA09E#6BA09E
HEX#6BA09E
RGBrgb(107, 160, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6275, 0.6196
RGB percentages42%, 62.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(177.7, 21.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 33.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK33.1%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,053,470
CSS custom property--colour: #6BA09E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#945F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90939Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58A39Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 3.6Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Teal · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dark grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 3.56, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A06B6D
Analogous#6BA084, #6B88A0
Triadic#9E6BA0, #A09E6B
Split complementary#A06B88, #A0846B
Tetradic#846BA0, #A06B6D, #88A06B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F0EF
Lighter +30%#C8DCDB
Lighter +20%#A9C8C7
Lighter +10%#8AB4B2
Darker −10%#548482
Darker −20%#416463
Darker −30%#2D4544
Darker −40%#192626
More saturated +25%#4DBEBA
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R107
G160
B158
Red107 (42%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue177.74°
Saturation (HSL)21.81%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G A0 · B 9E

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