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Recognised as Colour

#6BAB98

  • #6BAB98
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BAB98 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 171, 152 and HSL 162°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6BAB98#6BAB98
HEX#6BAB98
RGBrgb(107, 171, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6706, 0.5961
RGB percentages42%, 67.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(162.2, 27.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 37.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK37.4%, 0%, 11.1%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,056,280
CSS custom property--colour: #6BAB98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#945467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A397no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#58ACA5no 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 text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB6B7E
Analogous#6BAB78, #6B9EAB
Triadic#986BAB, #AB986B
Split complementary#AB6B9E, #AB786B
Tetradic#786BAB, #AB6B7E, #9EAB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5F3
Lighter +30%#CDE2DC
Lighter +20%#ACD0C5
Lighter +10%#8CBDAF
Darker −10%#52917E
Darker −20%#407062
Darker −30%#2D5046
Darker −40%#1B2F29
More saturated +25%#4EC8A4
Less saturated −25%#888E8C

Channel breakdown

R107
G171
B152
Red107 (42%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue162.19°
Saturation (HSL)27.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 6B · G AB · B 98

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