Recognised as Colour
#6BA199
- #6BA199
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#6BA199 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 161, 153 and HSL 171°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#6BA199#6BA199
HEX#6BA199
RGBrgb(107, 161, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6314, 0.6
RGB percentages42%, 63.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(171.1, 22.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 33.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 5%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,053,721
CSS custom property--colour: #6BA199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#945E66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A16B73
Analogous#6BA17E, #6B8EA1
Triadic#996BA1, #A1996B
Split complementary#A16B8E, #A17E6B
Tetradic#7E6BA1, #A16B73, #8EA16B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R107
G161
B153
Red107 (42%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue171.11°
Saturation (HSL)22.31%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G A1 · B 99
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