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Recognised as Colour

#6BAA98

  • #6BAA98
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BAA98 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 170, 152 and HSL 163°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6BAA98#6BAA98
HEX#6BAA98
RGBrgb(107, 170, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6667, 0.5961
RGB percentages42%, 66.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(162.9, 27%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 37.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK37.1%, 0%, 10.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,056,024
CSS custom property--colour: #6BAA98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#945567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A397no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#58ABA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12Light seagreen · ΔE 16Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6Teal · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA6B7D
Analogous#6BAA79, #6B9CAA
Triadic#986BAA, #AA986B
Split complementary#AA6B9C, #AA796B
Tetradic#796BAA, #AA6B7D, #9CAA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4F2
Lighter +30%#CCE2DC
Lighter +20%#ACCFC5
Lighter +10%#8BBDAF
Darker −10%#52907E
Darker −20%#406F62
Darker −30%#2D4F45
Darker −40%#1B2E29
More saturated +25%#4EC7A4
Less saturated −25%#888D8C

Channel breakdown

R107
G170
B152
Red107 (42%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.04%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G AA · B 98

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